Editura Dacia
| Founded | 1969 |
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| Headquarters | Cluj-Napoca, Romania |
| Website | www.edituradacia.ro |
Editura Dacia ("Dacia Publishing House") is a
publishing house based in Romania, located on Pavel Chinezul Street 2, Cluj-Napoca. Named after the ancient region of Dacia, it was founded in 1969 by a group of Transylvanian intellectuals, and printed works in Romanian, German and Hungarian
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According to its official site, Editura Dacia advocated cultural and ethnic diversity during
Communist Romania, and promoted Romanian culture at a time when it was "harshly tested by the ingratitudes of history."[1]
Editura Dacia issues several thematic collections (Discobolul, Politica, Mundus Imaginalis, Remember, Homo religiosus, Universitaria, Alternative and Athenaeum).[1] It is the recipient of several national awards, including the Romanian Academy prize, the Writers' Union of Romania prize, and the Union of Romanian Visual Artists' award for graphic art and illustration.[1]
The Editura Dacia logo groups the stylized coat of arms of the main
Magyars and Germans who have for centuries inhabited Transylvania."[1] In 2007, its slogan was Citesc deci exist (Romanian for "I read, therefore I am").[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e (in Romanian) Despre noi at the Editura Dacia official site; retrieved July 19, 2007
External links
- (in Romanian) Editura Dacia SA at the Cluj County Council
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