Alba County

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Alba County
Facts
Development region:	Centru
Historic region:	Transylvania
Capital city:	Alba Iulia
Population:  • As of 2002:  • Population density:	382,747 61/km²
Area:	6,242 km²
Codes:  • Car numbers  • ISO 3166-2:RO	AB RO-AB
Telephone code:	(+40) x58 (1)
Web:	County Council Prefecture
1. For the former state operator x is 2. For the alternate telephony operators, x is 3

Alba (IPA: ['al.ba]; Hungarian: Fehér) is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Alba Iulia (population: 72,405).

Contents 1 Neighbours 2 Demographics 3 Geography 4 Economy 5 Tourist attractions 6 People 7 Administrative divisions 7.1 Municipalities 7.2 Towns 7.3 Villages 8 References

[edit] Neighbours

• Sibiu County and Mureş county in the East.
• Bihor County and Arad County in the West.
• Cluj County in the North.
• Hunedoara County in the South-West.

[edit] Demographics

In 2002, it had a population of 382,747 and the population density was 61/km².

• Romanians - over 90%^[1]
• Hungarians - 6%
• Romas - 6.3%
• Germans - less than 1%

Year	County population[2]
1948	361,062
1956	370,800
1966	382,786
1977	409,634
1992	413,919
2002	382,747

[edit] Geography

This county has a total area of 6,242 km², with mountains occupying about 59% of its surface.

In the northwestern part there are the Apuseni Mountains, in the southern part there is the northeastern side of the Parâng Mountains group - Şureanu Mountains and Cândrel Mountains. In the east there is the Transylvanian Plateau with deep but wide valleys. The three main elements are separated by the Mureş River valley.

The main rivers are the Mureş River and its tributaries, the Târnava, the Sebeş and the Arieş.

[edit] Economy

The predominant industries in the county are:

• Food industry.
• Textile industry.
• Wood industry.
• Mechanical components.
• Paper and packaging materials industry.
• Chemical industry.

The mineral resources exploited in Alba county are metals (gold, silver, copper), salt and construction materials: marble, granite, etc.

[edit] Tourist attractions

The main tourist attractions in the county are:

• The city of Alba Iulia.
• The Apuseni Mountains.
  • Scărişoara Karst Complex.
  • Maidens' Fair on the Găina Mountain.
  • "The Hill With Snails" west of Vidra.
  • Barren Detunata and Shaggy Detunata.
• The Câlnic Castle and the Castle of Gârbova.
• The Towns and Churches of Sebeş and Aiud.
• The Ocna Mureş Resort.
• The Ţara Moţilor ethnographical area. Situated in the Apuseni Mountains, Ţara Moţilor is a region with strong Romanian traditions.

[edit] People

• Lucian Blaga
• The Johann and MariaRegina Klein family, dating back to the mid 1200s.

[edit] Administrative divisions

The county has 4 municipalities, 7 towns and 65 communes. In parentheses, Hungarian names are given, unless otherwise stated.

[edit] Municipalities

• Alba Iulia
• Aiud
• Blaj (German: Blasendorf)
• Sebeş

[edit] Towns

• Abrud
• Baia de Arieş
• Câmpeni
• Cugir
• Ocna Mureş
• Teiuş
• Zlatna

[edit] Villages

• Albac (Fehérvölgy)
• Almaşu Mare (Nagyalmás)
• Arieşeni (Lepus)
• Avram Iancu (Felsővidra)
• Berghin (Berve)
• Bistra (Bisztra)
• Blandiana (Maroskarna)
• Bucium (Bucsony)
• Câlnic, Alba (Kelnek)
• Cenade (Szászcsanád)
• Cergău (Magyarcserged)
• Ceru-Băcăinţi (Bokajfelfalu)
• Cetatea de Baltă (Küküllővár)
• Ciugud (Maroscsüged)
• Ciuruleasa (Csurulyásza)
• Crăciunelu de Jos (Alsókarácsonfalva)
• Cricău (Boroskrakkó)
• Daia Româna (Oláhdálya)
• Doştat (Hosszútelke)
• Fărău (Magyarforró)
• Galda de Jos (Alsógáld)
• Gârbova (Szászorbó)
• Gârda de Sus (Felsőgirda)
• Gura Ariesului (Vajdaszeg)
• Hopârta (Háporton)
• Horea (Arada)
• Ighiu (Magyarigen)
• Întregalde (Havasgáld)
• Jidvei (Zsidve)
• Klein Blasendorf (Ger. sp.)
• Livezile (Úrháza)
• Lopadea Nouă (Magyarlapád)
• Lunca Mureşului (Székelykocsárd)
• Lupşa (Nagylupsa)
• Meteş (Metesd)
• Mihalţ (Mihálcfalva)
• Mirăslău (Miriszló)
• Mogoş (Mogos)
• Noşlac (Marosnagylak)
• Ocoliş (Alsóaklos)
• Ohaba (Székásszabadja)
• Pianu (Felsőpián)
• Poiana Vadului (Feketevölgy)
• Ponor (Nagyponor)
• Poşaga (Podsága)
• Rădeşti (Tompaháza)
• Râmeţ (Remete)
• Rimetea (Torockó)
• Roşia de Secaş (Székásveresegyháza)
• Roşia Montană (Verespatak)
• Sălciua (Szolcsva)
• Săliştea (Alsócsóra)
• Sâncel (Szancsal)
• Sântimbru (Marosszentimre)
• Săsciori (Szászcsór)
• Scărişoara (Aranyosfő)
• Şibot (Alkenyér)
• Sohodol (Aranyosszohodol)
• Şona (Szépmező)
• Şpring (Spring)
• Stremţ (Diód)
• Şugag (Sugág)
• Unirea (Felvinc)
• Vadu Moţilor (Aranyosvágás)
• Valea Lungă (Hosszúaszó)
• Vidra (Vidra)
• Vinţu de Jos (Alvinc; German: Alwitz, Alwintz)

	Localities in Alba County, Romania
Municipalities: Alba Iulia | Aiud | Blaj | Sebeş Towns: Abrud | Baia de Arieş | Câmpeni | Cugir | Ocna Mureş | Teiuş | Zlatna Communes: Albac | Almaşu Mare | Arieşeni | Avram Iancu | Berghin | Bistra | Blandiana | Bucium | Câlnic | Cenade | Cergău | Ceru-Băcăinţi | Cetatea de Baltă | Ciugud | Ciuruleasa | Crăciunelu de Jos | Cricău | Cut | Daia Română | Doştat | Fărău | Galda de Jos | Gârda de Sus | Gârbova | Hopârta | Horea | Ighiu | Întregalde | Jidvei | Livezile | Lupşa | Lopadea Nouă | Lunca Mureşului Meteş | Mihalţ | Mirăslău | Mogoş | Noşlac | Ocoliş | Ohaba | Pianu | Poiana Vadului | Ponor | Poşaga | Rădeşti | Râmeţ | Rimetea | Roşia de Secaş | Roşia Montană | Sălciua | Săliştea | Sâncel | Săsciori | Sântimbru | Scărişoara | Stremţ | Şibot | Sohodol | Şpring | Şugag | Şona | Unirea | Vadu Moţilor | Valea Lungă | Vidra | Vinţu de Jos

[edit] References