Cluj-Napoca is situated near mountains. The city dates back to Roman times, when it was an important garrison town defending the approaches to northern Transylvania. Today Cluj-Napoca has a large Hungarian population as well as Romanian and German communities, numbering 353,000 in all. In the centre of the city are smart hotels and restaurants.

Cluj-Napoca is one of the most important industrial centres of Romania, with textile mills, and factories manufacturing shoes, porcelain, cigarettes, and matches.