Bridge In Romania

There are many enthusiastic Bridge Players in Romania, and we should remember that Bridge is an International Language which can be understood everywhere. Romania consists of many beautiful cities and countrysides which are full of heritage, tradition, customs and culture. If the visitor would like to help us with this list, then he/she is encouraged to do so. Send us your links and we shall add them here.

Asociatia Bridge Club Bacau
Address: Str. Energiei nr.25, bl.E25, sc.C, et.4, ap.16,cod 5500, Bacau, jud. Bacau
Email: igavriliu2001@yahoo.com
Telephone: 0745 582 517

Asociatia Bridge Club Brasov
Email: bridge-club-brasov@as.ro
Address: str. Molidului nr. 9, bl. B14, sc. B, ap. 9, cod 2200, Brasov, jud. Brasov
Telephone: 0722 375 885

Asociatia Bridge Club Focsani
Email: marigen@fcc.ro
Telephone: 0723 537 903
Persoana de contact: Gigi Porumb
Address: Str. Anul Revolutionar 1848, bl. 5, ap.5 Cod 5300, Focsani, jud. Vrancea
Telephone: 0722 735 312

Asociatia Clubul de Bridge Deva
Email: sorinbabuta@hotmail.com
Address: Aleea Florilor, bl. 10, ap. 3, cod 2700, Deva, jud. Hunedoara
Telephone: 0744 150 042

Asociatia Clubul de Bridge Rapid Tempo Oradea
Email: hermannolivia@hotmail.com and proiect@dsoradea.ro
Address: Str. M. Eminescu nr. 31, cod 3700, Oradea, jud. Bihor
Telephone: 0259 / 231 744

Asociatia Sportiva Atomic Bridge Club Bucuresti
Email: dan.enescu@bridge-club.ro
Address: Aleea Calattis nr. 2, bl. D2, ap. 47, sector 6, Bucuresti.
Telephone: 0722 133 971 or 021/7786086

Asociatia Sportiva Bridge Club Storad Ploiesti
Email: baro@globtel.ro
Address: Str. Mihai Bravu F.N., cod 100403, Ploiesti, jud. Prahova
Telephone: 0722 249 020

Asociatia Sportiva Club Romanian Bridge Promotion Piatra Neamt
Email: izohart@decebal.ro
Address: Str. Viforului nr. 14, Piatra Neamt, jud. Neamt
Telephone: 0722 260 792 or 0233/223 639 - serviciu or 0233/222 670 - acasa

Asociatia Top - Bridge - Club Sportiv de Drept Privat Bucuresti
Email: dan_voinescu@yahoo.com
Address: Str. Aura Buzescu nr. 25, sector 2, Bucuresti
Telephone: 0723 537 133 - mobil; 021 / 643 04 81 - acasa
Fax: 021 / 659 31 21

Bridge Club Iasi
Email: gabinicolau2000@yahoo.com
Address: Splaiul Bahlui nr. 29, bl. B5, ap. 14, cod 6600, Iasi, jud. Iasi
Telephone: 0723 280 290 - mobil sau 0232 / 132 365 - acasa
Fax: 0232 / 272 810

Bridge Club Locomotiva CFR Bucuresti
Email: cucuium@yahoo.com
Director executiv: Vintila Ionescu - tel.: 0740 243 327 - mobil sau 021/314 86 14 - acasa;
Email: my_prof2004@yahoo.com
Address: Bd. Dinicu Golescu nr.38, intr. F, sect. 1, Bucuresti
Tel./fax: 021/222 76 75

Clubul de Bridge al Feroviarilor din Romania Galati
Email: edmunte@yahoo.com
Address: Str. Regiment 11 Siret, bloc G1, apt. 110, cod 800302, Galati, jud. Galati

Clubul de Bridge VL-75 Ramnicu Valcea
Email: vl75bridge@home.ro
Address: GRUPUL SCOLAR FERDINAND I, Aleea Teilor nr. 1, cod 1000, Ramnicu Valcea, jud. Valcea
Telephone: 0745 034 743

Clubul Samtronic Constanta
Email: fdobrin@yahoo.com
Address: str. Stefan cel Mare nr. 125, bl. FA18, et. VIII, ap. 30, cod 8700, Constanta, jud. Constanta
Telephone: 0745 539 209 or 0241/619 523 - acasa

Clubul Sportiv Bridge Club Miercurea Ciuc
Email: cmarian@cchr.ro
Address: Str. M. Eminescu 4/15, cod 4100, Miercurea Ciuc, jud. Harghita
Telephone: 0744 867 629 or 0266/112 964 - acasa or 0266/171 252 sau 111 606 - serviciu
Fax: 0266/171 013

Clubul Sportiv Logos GPG Timisoara
Email: jean@cfrtm.ro
Address: Str. L. Filipescu nr. 2, ap.12, cod 1900, Timisoara, jud. Timis
Telephone: 0256/198 120 - acasa; 0256/220 644 - serviciu

Clubul Sportiv Municipal NITRAMONIA - ENA Fagaras
Email: nitramonia@nitramonia.ro
Address: Str. Teiului, bl. 64, sc. B, ap. 9, cod 2300, Fagaras, jud. Brasov
Telephone: 0721 275 862 - mobil; 0268 / 218 516-acasa
Fax: 0268 / 211 418

Clubul Sportiv Phoenix Oltenita
Email: aph@xnet.ro
Address: B-dul. Tineretului nr. 43, Oltenita, jud. Calarasi
Telephone: 0722 531 048 sau 0723 309 880 or 0242/515 593 - serviciu
Fax: 0245/515 271

Clubul Sportiv Samantha Satu Mare
Email: assamantha@hotmail.com
Address: P-ta. N. Titulescu nr. 18/A, cod 3900, Satu Mare, jud. Satu Mare
Telephone: 0261/714 102

Clubul Sportiv Total Sibiu
Email: xxcomxx@fastmail.fm
Address: Str. Ion Creanga nr. 13, Sibiu, jud. Sibiu
Telephone: 0722 303 137 or 0269/228 888 - serviciu or 0269/433 044 - acasa

Clubul Sportiv Universitar Politehnica Cluj Napoca
Email: zoltan.kovacs@mae.utcluj.ro
Address: Str. Scortarilor nr. 34, ap. 15, cod 3400, Cluj Napoca, jud. Cluj
Telephone: 0264/410183 - serviciu; 0264/444214 - acasa; 0742 055 227 - mobil

Clubul Sportiv Universitatea Craiova
Email: craiova_bridge@hotmail.com or daniel.moisa@comrace.ro
Address: Cartier Rovine, bl. J 16, ap. 11, cod 200052, Craiova, jud. Dolj
Telephone: 0723 327 328

Bridge in Romania - This is the new and updated Website for Bridge in Romania, and is the first Website for bridge players in Romania. This Website was created and is maintained by Mr. Viorel Anghel, whose Email Address is vang@altavista.net.. He has been on the Internet since September 19, 1996, and began posting bridge features fot the bridge player in Romania. Everything fundamental is written in the language of the country, but that should not stop visitors from dropping by and leaving a friendly email message regarding the creativity of Mr. Viorel Anghel. The visitor will be surprised also to find several web pages in English describing several features of bridge.

Dictionary of Romanian Bridge Terms - For any of you who would like to brush up on their language skills, Mr. Viorel Anghel has included a web page dedicated for this purpose. First he has included the English term, then the French term and then the term in Romanian. A nice layout and a web page worth reviewing. Please use the following Email Address: bridge@leader.ro.

Bridge Club Cafe & More - This website is only in the language of Romania. Interesting graphics.

Bucharest (Bucuresti in Romanian), the capital of Romania, lies half-way between the river Danube and the South Carpathians mountains, on the banks of the Dambovita. It is Romanias cultural and economic center, as well as its largest city.

Archaeological excavations have revealed evidence of prehistoric settlements, some over 150,000 years old. The first written appearance of the name Bucuresti dates from 1459, when it was recorded in a document of Vlad III the Impaler, the ruler of Walachia. Vlad III built the fortress of Bucharest, the first of many fortifications, with the aim of holding back the Turks who were threatening the existence of the Walachian state.

By the end of the 16th century, Bucharest was South-Eastern Europes largest christian city. In 1640, a traveller remarked that the population of the city exceed 100,000. Under the Ottoman suzerainty that was eventually established, Bucharest developed rapidly as the main economic centre of Walachia, becoming the capital in 1659. The names of some streets, Ulita Blanarilor (Furriers Lane), Ulita Selarilor (Saddlemakers Lane), Ulita Sepcarilor (Capmakers Lane), testify to the emergence of guild organizations, and, during the reign (1688-1714) of Prince Constantin Brancoveanu (Brancoveanu), large, broad thoroughfares were built.

By the 18th century, government was no longer in the hands of native princes but was controlled instead by Phanariotes (i.e., Greeks originating in the Phanar district of Constantinople). In 1821 a popular uprising, led by the Walachian national hero Tudor Vladimirescu, ended Phanariote rule. Again, in 1859, civic unrest played a part in forcing the union of Walachia and Moldavia, followed in 1862 by the proclamation of Bucharest as the capital of the Romanian state. These events, coupled with a land reform in 1864 and the final achievement of national independence in the war of 1877-1878, gave a strong impetus to the economic development of both the nation and its capital city.