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DEJ , 46km north of Cluj, lies at the junction of routes from Cluj
to Maramures and Bucovina. The town centre is a good kilometre to the
north of the main station, Dej Calatori (bus #2, #3, #8 or #9). The bus
station is almost as far on the other side of town - to reach the centre
take the path left to the Petrom station, cross the main road and the
footbridge across the Somes river to Strada Aleco Russo, and go through
the park, heading for the spire of the Reformed Church . Dominating
Piata Bobâlna, at the heart of the town, the church was built in late
Gothic style between 1453 and 1536, but suffered various fires and was
rebuilt with its present vault and furnishings in the eighteenth century.
The Baroque Franciscan church (1726-30) is down the alley at Piata
Bobâlna 16. Both these churches are now Hungarian, although the town is
less obviously Magyar than those of the Székelyföld. The Municipal
Museum at Piata Bobâlna 2 is closed for refurbishment for the next
couple of years, but the Military Museum , just south at Str. Petru
Rares 1 (Tues-Fri & Sun 8am-4pm), has a small temporary display on local
history alongside its own exhibits; these range from the Roman to the
Communist periods, with fair coverage of Romania's role in World War II;
a T34 tank and various artillery pieces stand outside.
Dej has two hotels , the Somes , a decent enough 1970s tower block at
Piata Marasesti 1 (tel 064/213 453 or 094/391 436; $10-15), and the
better Parc-Rex , by the river at Str. Aleco Russo 9 (tel 064/213 799,
fax 211 325; $15-20), which has good-sized rooms with private bath and
cable TV. There's a Bancomat at Piata Bobâlna 5, and an Internet café by
the local bus terminal on Piata 16 Februarie, just east of the centre.
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