Iulian Pop

Who was Iulian Pop?

Iulian Pop was an Austro-Hungarian and Romanian lawyer and politician, who became the first Romanian mayor of Cluj on January 19, 1919, one year after Transylvania became part of the Romanian state. He remained mayor until April 13, 1923, when he resigned and was succeeded on an interim basis by Aurel Moga. During his term in office, the Romanian University in Cluj, Upper Dacia was opened, methane gas began to be introduced to the city, the Capitoline Wolf Statue was unveiled, the bridge over the Someşul Mic River in Michael the Brave Square were built, and massive projects for rebuilding streets and schools were undertaken.