Someșul Mare
The Someșul Mare is a river in north-western Romania, originating in the Bistrița-Năsăud County in the Rodna Mountains at the confluence of two headwaters — the Preluci and the Zmeu.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in northwestern Romania
- Also known as: “Great Someș”, “Someşul”, “Somesul Mare”, “Someşul Mare”, and “Someșul Mare River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kornis Castle and Saint Nicholas church.
Kornis Castle
Manor estate
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Kornis Castle is a castle begun in the 16th century and located in Mănăstirea village, Cluj County, Romania. It is listed as a historic monument by the country's Culture Ministry. Kornis Castle is situated 3½ km south of Someșul Mare.
Saint Nicholas church
Church
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Saint Nicholas church is situated 3½ km south of Someșul Mare.
Reformed church in Dej
Church
Photo: Pasztilla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Reformed church in Dej is situated 3½ km west of Someșul Mare.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mica and Cuzdrioara.
Dâmbu Mare
Village
Photo: Țetcu Mircea Rareș, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dâmbu Mare is a village, which is situated 2½ km east of Someșul Mare.
Someșul Mare
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Romania, Balkans, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Someșul Mare” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Someșul Mare”
- Azerbaijani: “Someşul Mare çayı”
- Bavarian: “Someșul Mare”
- Chinese: “Someșul Mare Khe”
- Croatian: “Someșul Mare”
- Danish: “Someșul Mare”
- Dutch: “Someșul Mare River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر سوميسول مارى”
- Esperanto: “Someșul Mare”
- Estonian: “Someșul Mare”
- French: “Someșul Mare”
- German: “Someșul Mare”
- Hungarian: “Nagy-Szamos”
- Irish: “Abhainn Someșul Mare”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Someșul Mare Khe”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Someșul Mare”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Someșul Mare”
- Norwegian: “Someșul Mare”
- Polish: “Wielki Samosz”
- Romanian: “Râul Someșul Mare”
- Romanian: “Someșul Mare”
- Russian: “Сомешул-Маре”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Someșul Mare”
- Slovak: “Veľký Samoš”
- Ukrainian: “Сомешул-Маре”
- Venetian: “Fiume Someșul Mare”
- Welsh: “Afon Someșul Mare”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Someșul Mic and MEX DEJ - magazin MOBEXPERT Dej.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Someșul Mare”. Photo: Țetcu Mircea Rareș, CC BY-SA 4.0.