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
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 ('' ...
,
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
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