Stremț (; ; ) is a commune of

Alba County Alba County () is a county (județ) of Romania located in the historic region of Transylvania. Its capital is Alba Iulia, a city with a population of 63,536. Name "Alba", meaning "white" in Latin and Romanian, is derived from the name of the ...

, in the

Apuseni Mountains The Apuseni Mountains (, "Western Mountains"; , "Transylvanian Mountains") are a mountain range in Transylvania, Romania, which belongs to the Western Romanian Carpathians. The highest peak is the Bihor Peak at . The Apuseni Mountains have ab ...

of Western

Transylvania Transylvania ( or ; ; or ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Siweberjen'') is a List of historical regions of Central Europe, historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and ...

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

. It is composed of four villages: Fața Pietrii, Geomal, Geoagiu de Sus, and Stremț.

Geography

The commune is situated at the eastern edge of the

Trascău Mountains The Trascău Mountains () are located in the Apuseni mountain range of the Western Romanian Carpathians, in Romania. The Trascău Mountains are crossed by the picturesque Arieș River valley. The highest elevation in the massif is Dâmbău Peak, ...

, on the lower reaches of the Geoagiu River, a right tributary of the

Mureș River Mureș may refer to: * Mureș County, Romania * Mureș (river) in Romania and Hungary (''Maros'') * Mureș culture, a Bronze Age culture from Romania See also * Târgu Mureș, the capital of Mureș County * Ocna Mureș, a town in Alba Cou ...

. It is located in the central-north part of Alba County, northwest of the town of

Teiuș Teiuș (, ; ) is a town in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania, with a population of 6,308 inhabitants as of 2021. The town, declared as such in 1994, administers four villages: Beldiu (''Marosbéld''), Căpud (''Magyarkapud''), Coșlariu Nou ('' ...

and north of the county seat,

Alba Iulia Alba Iulia (; or ''Carlsburg'', formerly ''Weißenburg''; ; ) is a city that serves as the seat of Alba County in the west-central part of Romania. Located on the river Mureș (river), Mureș in the historical region of Transylvania, it has a ...

. Stremț has the following neighbors: Teiuș to the east, the villages of Gârbova de Jos and Gârbovița (part of the city of

Aiud Aiud (; , , Hungarian pronunciation: ; ) is a city located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. The city's population is 21,307 (2021). It has the status of municipiu. The city derives its name ultimately from Saint Giles (Aegidius), to whom t ...

) to the north,

Râmeț Râmeț (; ) is a commune located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of thirteen villages: Boțani, Brădești (''Fenyősremete''), Cheia (''Remeteiszoros''), Cotorăști, Florești, Olteni (''Szabaderdő''), Râmeț, Valea Făg ...

commune to the northwest, the villages of Cetea and Benic, (part of

Galda de Jos Galda de Jos (; ) is a commune located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of eleven villages: Benic (''Borosbenedek''), Cetea (''Csáklya''), Galda de Jos (''Alsógáld''), Galda de Sus (''Felsőgáld''), Lupșeni, Măgura, Mes ...

commune) to the southwest, and Galda de Jos village to the south. The altitude varies between near Teiuș and at Dealul Geoagiului, on the border with Râmeț. The highest peak, reaching , is the limestone ridge called Vârful Prisecii, located in the west of the commune. The commune is crossed by

county road A county highway (also county road or county route; usually abbreviated CH or CR) is a road in the United States and in the Canadian province of Ontario that is designated and/or maintained by the county highway department. Route numbering can ...

DJ750C, which starts off national road

DN1 DN1 () is an important national road in Romania which links Bucharest with the northwestern part of the country and the border with Hungary via Borș. The main cities linked by DN1 are Bucharest, Ploiești, Brașov, Sibiu, Alba Iulia, Cluj-Napoc ...

in Teiuș and ends at the entrance to the in Râmeț. Rail service is provided by CFR at the nearby .

Demographics

At the 2011 census, the commune had a population of 2,418, of which 96.73% were

Romanians Romanians (, ; dated Endonym and exonym, exonym ''Vlachs'') are a Romance languages, Romance-speaking ethnic group and nation native to Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. Sharing a Culture of Romania, ...

. The 2021 census counted 2,321 inhabitants; of those, 95.05% were Romanians.

Natives

* (1881 – ?), lawyer, judge, deputy at the

Great National Assembly of Alba Iulia The Great National Assembly of Alba Iulia () was an assembly held on 1 December 1918 in the city of Alba Iulia in which a total of 1,228 delegates from several areas inhabited by ethnic Romanians declared the union of Transylvania with Romania. ...

on December 1, 1918 * (1889 – 1978), brigadier general in World War II * (1859 – 1944), teacher, deputy at the Great National Assembly of Alba Iulia * (1887 – 1977), priest and historian, corresponding member of the

Romanian Academy The Romanian Academy ( ) is a cultural forum founded in Bucharest, Romania, in 1866. It covers the scientific, artistic and literary domains. The academy has 181 active members who are elected for life. According to its bylaws, the academy's ma ...

Daniel Nicula Daniel Ovidiu Nicula (born 20 March 2003) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga III side Viitorul Dăești. Nicula started his football career at CSȘ Blaj and had a very tough childhood, growing up in a foste ...

(born 2003), footballer * (1909 – 1979), cleric, assistant bishop of the

Old Calendar Orthodox Church of Romania The Old Calendar Orthodox Church of Romania () is an Old Calendarist denomination. Relationship with other denominations Since December 2022, the Old Calendar Orthodox Church of Romania is not in communion with any other groups. Primates * ...

In 2014, former

King King is a royal title given to a male monarch. A king is an Absolute monarchy, absolute monarch if he holds unrestricted Government, governmental power or exercises full sovereignty over a nation. Conversely, he is a Constitutional monarchy, ...

Michael I of Romania Michael I ( ; 25 October 1921 – 5 December 2017) was the last King of Romania, reigning from 20 July 1927 to 8 June 1930 and again from 6 September 1940 until his forced abdication on 30 December 1947. Shortly after Michael's birth, his f ...

was declared

honorary citizen Honorary citizenship is a status bestowed by a city or other government on a foreign or native individual whom it considers to be especially admirable or otherwise worthy of the distinction. The honor usually is symbolic and does not confer an ...

of Stremț.

Administration

The current mayor, elected in 2024, is Horia-Călin Pușcaș.

In popular culture

The 2012 documentary film ''Stremț '89'' has as its main theme testimonies about how the

Romanian Revolution The Romanian revolution () was a period of violent Civil disorder, civil unrest in Socialist Republic of Romania, Romania during December 1989 as a part of the revolutions of 1989 that occurred in several countries around the world, primarily ...

of December 1989 unfolded in the village.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stremt Communes in Alba County 13th-century establishments in Romania Localities in Transylvania