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Blandiana
Blandiana (german: Stumpach; hu, Maroskarna) is a commune located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 1,187 and is composed of five villages: Acmariu (''Akmár''), Blandiana, Ibru, Poieni and Răcătău (''Rakató''). The commune is located on the right bank of the river Mureș, at a distance of from the county seat, Alba Iulia. Blandiana borders the following localities: Meteș and Zlatna to the north, Vințu de Jos to the east, Săliștea and Șibot to the south, and Ceru-Băcăinți to the west. Attractions *Wooden church (1768, renovated in the 19th century) in Acmariu village. * Piatra Tomii Nature Reserve. *The Romanian Orthodox Church of the Holy Archangels, replacing a wooden church built in 1890. The new church is different from others because of the wooden bell tower. The relatively low nave with a semicircular wooden ceiling extends over the apse. Cultural references Poet Ana Blandiana took her name after the commune, which is locate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ana Blandiana
Ana Blandiana (; pen name of Otilia Valeria Coman; born 25 March 1942, in Timișoara) is a Romanian poet, essayist, and political figure. She is considered one of the famous contemporary Romanian authors. She took her name after Blandiana, near Vințu de Jos, Alba County, her mother's home village. In October 2017, she was announced as The Griffin Trust For Excellence In Poetry's twelfth recipient of their Lifetime Recognition Award. Literary career Ana Blandiana was born Otilia Valeria Coman on 25 March 1942. Her parents were Gheorghe (1915-1964), an orthodox priest and former member of the fascist Iron Guard who spent years in Communist prisons and died in an accident weeks after his release in a general amnesty, and Otilia (Diacu), an accountant. Her sister Geta was born in 1947. In 1960 she married the writer Romulus Rusan. After her debut in 1959, in ''Tribuna'', Cluj, where she signed for the first time as ''Ana Blandiana'', she was published in the anthology ''30 de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mureș (river)
The Mureș (; hu, Maros, ; sr, script=Cyrl, Мориш, Moriš) is a river in Eastern Europe. Its drainage basin covers an area of .Analysis of the Tisza River Basin 2007 IPCDR It originates in the Hășmașu Mare Range in the Eastern Carpathian Mountains, , rising clos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vințu De Jos
Vințu de Jos, also known as ''Vinț'' (german: Unter-Wintz, Winzendorf, Alvinz, Weinsdorf; hu, Alvinc; la, Binstum; tr, Aşağı Vinçazvar), is a commune located in the centre of Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of eighteen villages: Câmpu Goblii (''Unter-Eisenberg''; ''Telekvinc''), Ciocașu (''Zoggesch''; ''Csókás''), Crișeni (''Krieschen''), Dealu Ferului (''Eisenberg''; ''Vashegy''), Gura Cuțului (''Gurrenkutz''), Hațegana (''Hetzingen''), Inuri (''Lilienfeld''; ''Borsómező''), Laz (''Slawendorf''), Mătăcina (''Mattatschin''), Mereteu (''Merethof''; ''Merítő''), Pârău lui Mihai (''Michelsdorf''), Poienița (''Pojenitz''), Stăuini (''Stabing''), Valea Goblii (''Goblsdorf''; ''Goblipatak''), Valea lui Mihai (''Michaelsdorf''), Valea Vințului (''Wintzbach''; ''Valye Vinci''), Vințu de Jos and Vurpăr (''Burgberg-Walbersdorf''; ''Borberek''). Geography Vințu de Jos has a surface of 8,527 hectares and is located on the river Mureș, in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Săliștea
Săliștea (german: Tschorren; hu, Alsócsóra), known as ''Cioara'' until 1965, is a commune located in Alba county, Transylvania, Romania. The old name of ''Cioara'' is still widely used, especially by local residents. It is composed of four villages: Mărgineni, Săliștea, Săliștea-Deal, and Tărtăria (''Alsótatárlaka''). Geography Săliștea is located near the Mureș River in the southwestern part of Alba County. The centre of the commune is situated north of a main Romanian National Road, namely the DN7, to which is connected by the county road 705E. The nearest cities are Sebeș (21 km), Cugir (25 km) and the county capital, Alba Iulia (27 km). The bordering communes are Blandiana in the north, Vințu de Jos in the north-east, Pianu in the east, the town of Cugir in the west and Șibot in the south. The relief is dominated by the low terraces of the river Mureș in the north and the high plateau and several hills in the south. The highest hills ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commune In Romania
A commune (''comună'' in Romanian) is the lowest level of administrative subdivision in Romania. There are 2,686 communes in Romania. The commune is the rural subdivision of a county. Urban areas, such as towns and cities within a county, are given the status of ''city'' or ''municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality ...''. In principle, a commune can contain any size population, but in practice, when a commune becomes relatively urbanised and exceeds approximately 10,000 residents, it is usually granted city status. Although cities are on the same administrative level as communes, their local governments are structured in a way that gives them more power. Some urban or semi-urban areas of fewer than 10,000 inhabitants have also been given city status. Each ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transylvania
Transylvania ( ro, Ardeal or ; hu, Erdély; german: Siebenbürgen) is a historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and south its natural border is the Carpathian Mountains, and to the west the Apuseni Mountains. Broader definitions of Transylvania also include the western and northwestern Romanian regions of Crișana and Maramureș, and occasionally Banat. Transylvania is known for the scenery of its Carpathian landscape and its rich history. It also contains Romania's second-largest city, Cluj-Napoca, and other iconic cities and towns such as Brașov, Sibiu, Târgu Mureș, Alba Iulia and Sighișoara. It is also the home of some of Romania's UNESCO World Heritage Sites such as the Villages with fortified churches, the Historic Centre of Sighișoara, the Dacian Fortresses of the Orăștie Mountains and the Roșia Montană Mining Cultural Landscape. It was under the rule of the Agathyrsi, part of the Dacian Kingd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and the Black Sea to the southeast. It has a predominantly temperate- continental climate, and an area of , with a population of around 19 million. Romania is the twelfth-largest country in Europe and the sixth-most populous member state of the European Union. Its capital and largest city is Bucharest, followed by Iași, Cluj-Napoca, Timișoara, Constanța, Craiova, Brașov, and Galați. The Danube, Europe's second-longest river, rises in Germany's Black Forest and flows in a southeasterly direction for , before emptying into Romania's Danube Delta. The Carpathian Mountains, which cross Romania from the north to the southwest, include Moldoveanu Peak, at an altitude of . Settlement in what is now Romania began in the Lower Pale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alba Iulia
Alba Iulia (; german: Karlsburg or ''Carlsburg'', formerly ''Weißenburg''; hu, Gyulafehérvár; la, Apulum) is a city that serves as the seat of Alba County in the west-central part of Romania. Located on the Mureș River in the historical region of Transylvania, it has a population of 63,536 (). During ancient times, the site was the location of the Roman camp Apulum. Since the High Middle Ages, the city has been the seat of Transylvania's Roman Catholic diocese. Between 1542 and 1690 it was the capital of the principality of Transylvania. At one point it also was a center of the Eastern Orthodox Metropolitan of Transylvania with suffragan to Vad diocese.Maksym Mayorov. Metropolitan of Kiev and other Eastern Orthodox Churches before 1686 (Київська митрополія та інші православні церкви перед 1686 роком ) Likbez. 16 December 2018 On 1 December 1918, the Union of Transylvania with Romania was declared in Alba Iulia, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meteș
Meteș (german: Mettischdorf; hu, Metesd) is a commune located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 2,860 (2011). It is composed of twelve villages: Ampoița, Isca, Lunca Ampoiței, Lunca Meteșului, Meteș, Pădurea, Poiana Ampoiului, Poiana Ursului, Presaca Ampoiului, Remetea, Tăuți, and Văleni. The commune is located in the west-central part of the county, west of the county seat, Alba Iulia. It is crossed by national road , which connects Alba Iulia to Zlatna, Abrud Abrud ( la, Abruttus;Ștefan Pascu: A History of Transylvania, Dorset Press, 1990, , hu, Abrudbánya; german: Großschlatten) is a town in the north-western part of Alba County, Transylvania, Romania, located on the river Abrud. It administer ..., and Brad further west. The train station in Poiana Ampoiului serves the long CFR Line 210, which runs from Alba Iulia to Zlatna. References Communes in Alba County Localities in Transylvania {{Alba-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zlatna
Zlatna (german: Klein-Schlatten, Kleinschlatten, Goldenmarkt; hu, Zalatna; la, Ampellum) is a town in Alba County, central Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 7,490. Administration The town administers eighteen villages: Botești (''Golddorf''; ''Botesbánya''), Budeni (''Higendorf''), Dealu Roatei (''Rotberg''), Dobrot, Dumbrava, Feneș (''Wildendorf''; ''Fenes''), Galați (''Galz''; ''Ompolygalac''), Izvoru Ampoiului (''Gross-Ompeil''; ''Nagyompoly''), Pârău Gruiului (''Gruybach''), Pătrângeni (''Peters''; ''Ompolykövesd ''), Pirita (''Pfirth''), Podu lui Paul (''Pauls''), Runc (''Goldrücken''), Ruși (''Rusch''), Suseni (''Oberdorf''), Trâmpoiele (''Trempojel''; ''Kénesd''), Valea Mică (''Kleinwasser'') and Vâltori (''Waldrücken''; ''Vultur''). Geography Zlatna is located north-west of the county seat, Alba Iulia, on the border with Hunedoara County. Situated in the Zlatna depression, between the Metaliferi Mountains and the Trascău Mountains, the town ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Șibot
Șibot (german: Unterbrodsdorf, Unter-Brotfeld; hu, Alkenyér or ''Zsibotalkenyér'') is a commune located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Băcăinți (''Bocksdorf'', ''Bokajalfalu''), Balomiru de Câmp (''Ballendorf'', ''Balomir''), Sărăcsău (''Szarakszó'') and Șibot. Natives *Iosif Sîrbu Iosif Sârbu (25 September 1925 – c. 6 September 1964) was a Romanian shooting sports, sport shooter and Romania’s first ever Olympic Games, Olympic champion. He competed in six 50 m rifle events in total at the 1952, 1956, and 1960 Olym ... References Communes in Alba County Localities in Transylvania {{Alba-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
