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Deva (German: Diemrich, Hungarian: Déva) is a city situated on
the left bank of the middle course of the Mureş river. It is the
capital of Hunedoara county in Romania and has around 80,000
inhabitants, including subordinated villages. In Ancient Times it
was a Dacian fortress called Singidava.
The name Deva is considered to come from the ancient Dacian word
dava, meaning "fortress" (e.g Pelendava, Piroboridava, Zargidava
etc). Other theories trace the name to a Roman Legion, II Augusta,
transferred to Deva from Castrum Deva, now Chester in Britain. On
medieval maps, Deva appears as Deva or Dewan.
Documentary evidence of the city's existence first appeared in
1269. Under Voivod John Hunyadi, Deva became an important military
and administrative centre. Partially destroyed by the Ottoman Turks
in 1550, it was afterward rebuilt and the fortress extended. In 1621
Prince Gabriel Bethlen transformed and extended the Magna Curia
Palace (also known as the Bethlen Castle) in Renaissance style.
Mining, foodstuffs, civil engineering, and power industries are
important to Deva's economy. A private University of Ecology and
Tourism was established in the city in 1990, and the academic
centres of Timişoara and Cluj-Napoca have opened branches in the
city. Deva is also the home of Romania's national gymnastics
training centre, Cetate Deva. Deva is dominated by Citadel Hill, a
protected nature reserve because of its rare floral species and the
presence of the horned adder. Perched on the top of the hill are the
ruins of the Citadel built in the 13th century.
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Deva in County Hunedoara
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