Câmpia Turzii (; ; ) is a municipality in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania, which was formed in 1925 by the union of two villages, Ghiriș (Aranyosgyéres) and Sâncrai (Szentkirály). It was declared a town in 1950 and a city in 1998. The city is located in the southeastern part of the county, on the right bank of the Arieș River, at a distance of from Turda and from the county seat, Cluj-Napoca. History The village of Sâncrai was mentioned in a 1219 document as "villa Sancti Regis" ("village of Holy King"), while Ghiriș was first documented in 1292 as "Terra Gerusteleke" ("Gerusteleke", literally meaning "plot of Gerus" in Hungarian). Michael the Brave was murdered by agents of Giorgio Basta at the current location of Câmpia Turzii on August 9, 1601. Câmpia Turzii is the "city of adoption" of Toulouse and a sister city of Siemianowice Śląskie. Population The population has evolved as follows since 1784: 1784: Ghiriș: 565; Sâncrai: 472 1850: Ghiriș: 1,168; Sâncrai: 487 1910: Ghiriș: 1,815; Sâncrai: 704 1930 census: 4,124 1948 census: 6,310 1956 census: 11,518 1977 census: 22,418 2002 census: 26,823 2011 census: 22,223 2022 census: 26,985 Military activity The city is home to the Romanian Air Force's RoAF 71st Air Base, and during the NATO Summit of 2008, the 323rd Air Expeditionary Wing of the United States Air Force. F-15s from RAF Lakenheath in the United Kingdom flew out during the summit to augment air defence forces for the event. In April 2015, a U.S. Air Force group of A-10 Thunderbolt attack aircraft stationed in Germany arrived at the RoAF 71st Air Base to take part in exercises with the Romanian Air Force. Natives Mihai Adam, footballer Andra, singer Sebastian Cojocnean, footballer Andrei Cordoș, footballer Andrei Coroian, footballer Cozmin Gușă, physicist, journalist, and politician Iuliu Jenei, footballer Cosmin Mărginean, footballer Teodor Murășanu, writer and teacher Mircea Rus, footballer Virginia Ruzici, tennis player Ioan Sabău, footballer Cristian Silvășan, footballer Cosmin Văsîie, footballer References Populated places in Cluj County Localities in Transylvania Cities in Romania Populated places established in 1925 Monotowns in Romania