Zlatna

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Zlatna

County

Alba County

Status

Town

Mayor

Silviu Ponoran, National Liberal Party, since 2004

Population (2002)

8,607

Geographical coordinates

46°09′32″N, 23°13′16″E

Zlatna (German: Schlatten, Hungarian: Zalatna, Latin: Ampellum) is a town in Alba County, central Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 8,607.

[edit] Administration

The town of Zlatna is made up of the town proper and 19 surrounding localities - Boteşti, Budeni, Bulbuc, Dealu Roatei, Feneş, Fântânele, Trâmpoiele, Izvoru Ampoiului, Galaţi, Presaca Ampoiului, Pătrângeni, Podu lui Paul, Părău Gruiului, Pirita, Runc, Ruşi, Suseni, Valea Mică, and Vâltori.

[edit] Geography

Located 36 km north-west of Alba Iulia, in the Zlatna depression, the town lies at the confluence of Ampoi River with Valea Morilor creek.

[edit] History

A gold mining settlement during Roman times, when it was known as a municipium under the name of Ampellum, Zlatna's name was first recorded in a 1347 document. citation/source needed In 1387, it was awarded town status. During 1619-1620 Gabriel Bethlen, brought to Zlatna a few hundred German and Slovakian settlers for mining work. Zlatna regained its town status in 1968, after a time when it was officially a village.

References:

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