Alba (ˈalba; ) is a county (judeţ

Judet

A județ is an administrative division in Romania, and was also used for some time in Moldova, before that country switched to raions.Județ translates into English as jurisdiction, but is commonly mistranslated as county .The territory of Romania is divided for administrative purposes into 41...

) of Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

, in Transylvania

Transylvania

Transylvania is a historical region in the central part of Romania. Bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountain range, historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni Mountains; however, the term sometimes encompasses not only Transylvania proper, but also the historical...

, its capital city being Alba-Iulia with a population of 66,406.

Demographics

In 2002, it had a population of 382,747 and the population density

Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...

 was 61/km².

• Romanians
  Romanians
  The Romanians are an ethnic group native to Romania, who speak Romanian; they are the majority inhabitants of Romania....
  
   - 90.4%
• Hungarians - 5.4%
• Romani - 3.7%
• Germans
  Germans
  The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
  
   - less than 0.3%

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

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

Apuseni Mountains

The Apuseni Mountains is a mountain range in Transylvania, Romania, which belongs to the Western Carpathians, also called Occidentali in Romanian. Their name translates from Romanian as Mountains "of the sunset" i.e. "western". The highest peak is "Cucurbăta Mare" - 1849 metres, also called Bihor...

, in the southern part there is the northeastern side of the Parâng

Parâng Mountains

Parâng Mountains are one of the highest mountain ridges in Romania and Southern Carpathians, with its highest peak Parângu Mare reaching 2,519 m.-Description:The Parâng mountains are located in the south-western part of the Central-Meridional Carpathians...

 group - Şureanu

Şureanu Mountains

The Şurianu Mountains, , Suriano in Italian, belong to Romania's Parâng range in the Southern Carpathians, with peaks frequently exceeding 2,000 metres....

 and Cindrel

Cindrel Mountains

Cindrel Mountains are a group of mountains in central Romania in the centre of the Southern Carpathians, in the North-East of the Parâng Mountains group....

 Mountains. In the east there is the Transylvanian Plateau

Transylvanian Plateau

The Transylvanian Plateau is a plateau in central Romania.The plateau lies within and takes its name from the historical region of Transylvania, and is almost entirely surrounded by the Eastern, Southern and Romanian Western branches of the Carpathian Mountains...

 with deep but wide valleys. The three main elements are separated by the Mureş

Mures River

The Mureș is an approximately 761 km long river in Eastern Europe. It originates in the Hășmașu Mare Range in the Eastern Carpathian Mountains, Romania, and joins the Tisza river at Szeged in southeastern Hungary....

 River valley.

The main rivers are the Mureş

Mures River

The Mureș is an approximately 761 km long river in Eastern Europe. It originates in the Hășmașu Mare Range in the Eastern Carpathian Mountains, Romania, and joins the Tisza river at Szeged in southeastern Hungary....

 River and its tributaries, the Târnava

Târnava River

The Târnava is a river in Romania. It is formed by the confluence of the Târnava Mare and Târnava Mică in the town of Blaj. The Târnava flows into the Mureş River after 28 km, near the town of Teiuş.- Etymology :...

, the Sebeş

Sebes River (Alba)

The Sebeș River is a tributary of the Mureș River in Transylvania, Romania. The upper reach of the river is also known as Frumoasa River...

 and the Arieş

Arieș River (Mureș)

The Arieș is a tributary of Mureș River in Transylvania, Romania.Most probably "Arieș" means "Gold River" in Dalmatian which is thought to be very similar to the Dacian language. It is concluded that the Romanian name most probably derives from the Dacian name of the river...

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Neighbours

• Sibiu
  Sibiu County
  Sibiu is a county of Romania, in the historical region Transylvania, with the capital city Sibiu.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 421,724 and the population density was 78/km²....
  
   County and Mureş
  Mures County
  Mureș is a county of Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania, with the administrative centre in Târgu Mureș.-Geography:The county has a total area of 6,714 km²....
  
   County in the East.
• Bihor
  Bihor County
  Bihor is a county of Romania, in Crişana, with capital city at Oradea. Together with Hajdú-Bihar County in Hungary it constitutes the Biharia Euroregion.-Demographics:...
  
   County and Arad County in the West.
• Cluj
  Cluj County
  Cluj ; is a county of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Cluj-Napoca.-Demographics:In 2007, it had a population of 692,316 and a population density of 104/km².*Romanians – 80%*Hungarians – 17.5%*Roma – 2.5%-Geography:...
  
   County in the North.
• Hunedoara
  Hunedoara County
  Hunedoara is a county of Romania, in Transylvania, with its capital city at Deva.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 485,712 and the population density was 69/km².*Romanians - 92%*Hungarians - 5%*Romas - 2%*Germans under 1%....
  
   County in the South-West.

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.

Roșia Montană gold mines

Mining began 2000 years ago on Mt. Kirnik, with well-preserved Roman galleries. A Canadian company attempted an open-pit mine, but abandoned the project around 2007. Roșia Montană is a famous locality among mineral collectors for fine native gold specimens.

Tourist attractions

The main tourist attractions in the county are:

• The city of Alba Iulia
  Alba Iulia
  Alba Iulia is a city in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania with a population of 66,747, located on the Mureş River. Since the High Middle Ages, the city has been the seat of Transylvania's Roman Catholic diocese. Between 1541 and 1690 it was the capital of the Principality of Transylvania...
  
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• The Apuseni Mountains
  Apuseni Mountains
  The Apuseni Mountains is a mountain range in Transylvania, Romania, which belongs to the Western Carpathians, also called Occidentali in Romanian. Their name translates from Romanian as Mountains "of the sunset" i.e. "western". The highest peak is "Cucurbăta Mare" - 1849 metres, also called Bihor...
  
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  • Scărişoara
    Scarisoara, Alba
    Scărişoara is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. It has a population of 1,850 . It is composed of fourteen villages: Bârleşti, Boteşti, Faţa-Lăzeşti, Floreşti, Lăzeşti, Lespezea, Maţei, Negeşti, Preluca, Runc, Scărişoara, Sfoartea, Ştiuleţi and Trânceşti.- External links :* *...
    
     Karst Complex.
  • Maidens' Fair on the Găina Mountain.
  • "The Hill With Snails" west of Vidra
    Vidra, Alba
    Vidra is a commune, located in Alba County, Romania. It is the commune with the second highest number of villages in Romania. These are: Băi, Bobăreşti, Bogdăneşti, Bordeştii Poieni, Culdeşti, Dealu Goieşti, Dos, Dosu Luncii, Dosu Văseşti, Drăgoieşti-Luncă, Ficăreşti, Gligoreşti, Goieşti,...
    
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  • Barren Detunata and Shaggy Detunata.
• The Câlnic
  Câlnic, Alba
  Câlnic is a commune in Alba County, Romania, composed of two villages, Câlnic and Deal . Câlnic village is known for its castle, which is on UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites.-The castle:...
  
   Castle and the Castle of Gârbova
  Gârbova
  Gârbova is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. It has a population of 2,059 and is composed of three villages: Cărpiniş, Gârbova and Reciu.-References:...
  
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• The Towns and Churches of Sebeş
  Sebes
  Sebeș is a city in Alba County, central Romania, southern Transylvania.-Geography:The city lies on the Mureș River valley and it straddles the Sebeș river...
  
   and Aiud
  Aiud
  Aiud is a city located in Alba county, Transylvania, Romania. The city has a population of 28,934 people. It has the status of municipality and is the second-largest city in the county, after county seat Alba Iulia. The Aiud administrative region is 142.2 square kilometres in area.- Administration...
  
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• The Ocna Mureş
  Ocna Mures
  Ocna Mureș is a town in Alba County, Romania, located in the north-eastern corner of the county, near the Mureș River, with a population of 15,503 inhabitants as of 2002. The town is situated next to a large deposit of salt, mined in the past until the ceiling of the mines collapsed from water...
  
   Resort.
• The Ţara Moţilor
  Tara Motilor
  Țara Moților , also known as Țara de Piatră is an ethnogeographical region of Romania in the Apuseni Mountains, on the superior basin of the Arieș and Crişul Alb River rivers...
  
   ethnographical area. Situated in the Apuseni Mountains, Ţara Moţilor is a region with strong Romanian traditions.

Administrative divisions

Alba County has 4 municipalities, 7 towns and 68 communes

• Municipalities
  • Aiud
    Aiud
    Aiud is a city located in Alba county, Transylvania, Romania. The city has a population of 28,934 people. It has the status of municipality and is the second-largest city in the county, after county seat Alba Iulia. The Aiud administrative region is 142.2 square kilometres in area.- Administration...
    
    
  • Alba Iulia
    Alba Iulia
    Alba Iulia is a city in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania with a population of 66,747, located on the Mureş River. Since the High Middle Ages, the city has been the seat of Transylvania's Roman Catholic diocese. Between 1541 and 1690 it was the capital of the Principality of Transylvania...
    
     - county seat; 66,406 (as of 2002)
  • Blaj
    Blaj
    Blaj is a city in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 20,758 inhabitants.The landmark of the city is the fact that it was the principal religious and cultural center of the Romanian Greek-Catholic Church in Transylvania....
    
    
  • Sebeş
    Sebes
    Sebeș is a city in Alba County, central Romania, southern Transylvania.-Geography:The city lies on the Mureș River valley and it straddles the Sebeș river...
    
    
• Towns
  • Abrud
    Abrud
    Abrud is a town in the north-western part of Alba County, Transylvania, Romania, located on the river Abrud. It administers three villages: Abrud-Sat, Gura Cornei and Soharu.-Population:...
    
    
  • Baia de Arieş
    Baia de Aries
    Baia de Arieș is a town in Alba County, Romania. It administers five villages: Brăzești, Cioara de Sus, Muncelu, Sartăș and Simulești...
    
    
  • Câmpeni
    Câmpeni
    Câmpeni is a town in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. As of July 2002 the town had a population of 8,080 inhabitants...
    
    
  • Cugir
    Cugir
    Cugir is a town in Alba county, the central settlement of the Breadfield, in Romania. About 45 kilometers south-west of Alba-Iulia, the capital of the county, and 300 meters above sea level at the base of the Surianu Mountains...
    
    
  • Ocna Mureş
    Ocna Mures
    Ocna Mureș is a town in Alba County, Romania, located in the north-eastern corner of the county, near the Mureș River, with a population of 15,503 inhabitants as of 2002. The town is situated next to a large deposit of salt, mined in the past until the ceiling of the mines collapsed from water...
    
    
  • Teiuş
    Teius
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  • Zlatna
    Zlatna
    Zlatna is a town in Alba County, central Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 8,607.- Administration :The town administers eighteen villages: Boteşti , Budeni , Dealu Roatei , Dobrot, Dumbrava, Feneş , Galaţi , Izvoru Ampoiului , Pârău Gruiului , Pătrângeni ,...
    
    

• Communes
  • Albac
    Albac
    Albac is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. It has a population of 2,220, and is composed of sixteen villages: Albac, Bărăşti, Budăieşti, Cioneşti, Costeşti, Dealu Lămăşoi, Deve, După Pleşe, Faţa, Pleşeşti, Potionci, Rogoz, Roşeşti, Ruseşti, Sohodol and Tamboreşti.- References :...
    
    
  • Almaşu Mare
    Almasu Mare
    Almaşu Mare is a commune located in Alba county, Romania.With a population of 1690 according to the 2002 census, the commune is composed of seven villages: Almaşu Mare, Almaşu de Mijloc, Brădet , Cib , Cheile Cibului , Glod and Nădăştia . Its current mayor, as of 2006, is Aron Zaharie...
    
    
  • Arieşeni
    Arieseni
    Arieşeni is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. It has a population of 1,921. The commune is composed of eighteen villages: Arieşeni, Avrămeşti, Bubeşti, Casa de Piatră, Cobleş, Dealu Bajului, Faţa Cristesei, Faţa Lăpuşului, Galbena, Hodobana, Izlaz, Pănteşti, Pătrăhăiţeşti, Poieniţa,...
    
    
  • Avram Iancu
    Avram Iancu, Alba
    Avram Iancu is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. It is composed of thirty-three villages: Achimeţeşti, Avram Iancu, Avrămeşti, Bădăi, Boldeşti, Călugăreşti, Cârăşti, Cârţuleşti, Căsoaia, Cândeşti, Coceşti, Cocoşeşti, Coroieşti, Dealu Crişului, Doleşti, Dumăceşti, Gojeieşti, Helereşti,...
    
    
  • Berghin
    Berghin
    Berghin is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. It has a population of 2,169 and is composed of four villages: Berghin, Ghirbom, Henig and Straja.-References:...
    
    
  • Bistra
    Bistra, Alba
    Bistra is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. It has a population of 5,066. It is composed of 35 villages: Aroneşti, Băleşti, Băleşti-Cătun, Bârleşti, Bistra, Cheleteni, Ciuldeşti, Creţeşti, Dâmbureni, Dealu Muntelui, Durăşti, Găneşti, Gârde, Hodişeşti, Hudriceşti, Lipaia, Lunca Largă,...
    
    
  • Blandiana
    Blandiana
    Blandiana is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. It has a population of 1,187 and is composed of five villages: Acmariu, Blandiana, Ibru, Poieni and Răcătău.-Attractions:...
    
    
  • Bucerdea Grânoasă
    Bucerdea Grânoasa
    Bucerdea Grânoasă is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. It has a population of 2,234. It is composed of four villages: Bucerdea Grânoasă, Cornu , Pădure and Pânca. These were part of Crăciunelu de Jos Commune until 2006, when they were split off....
    
    
  • Bucium
    Bucium, Alba
    Bucium is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. It has a population of 1792. It is composed of thirty villages: Angheleşti, Bisericani, Bucium, Bucium-Sat, Cerbu, Ciuculeşti, Coleşeni, Dogăreşti, Fereşti, Floreşti, Gura Izbitei, Heleşti, Izbicioara, Izbita, Jurcuieşti, Lupuleşti, Măgura,...
    
    
  • Câlnic
    Câlnic, Alba
    Câlnic is a commune in Alba County, Romania, composed of two villages, Câlnic and Deal . Câlnic village is known for its castle, which is on UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites.-The castle:...
    
    
  • Cenade
    Cenade
    Cenade is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. It has a population of 1015. It is composed of three villages: Capu Dealului , Cenade and Gorgan.-References:...
    
    
  • Cergău
    Cergau
    Cergău is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. It has a population of 1,747 and is composed of three villages: Cergău Mare , Cergău Mic and Lupu.-References:...
    
    

• • Ceru-Băcăinţi
    Ceru-Bacainti
    Ceru-Băcăinţi is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. It has a population of 376 and is composed of ten villages: Bolovăneşti, Bulbuc, Ceru-Băcăinţi, Cucuta, Curpeni, Dumbrăviţa, Fântânele, Groşi, Valea Mare and Viezuri.-References:...
    
    
  • Cetatea de Baltă
    Cetatea de Balta
    Cetatea de Baltă is a commune in Alba County, Romania with a population of 3217. It is located between Târnăveni at 15 kilometers and Blaj at 21 kilometers on the county road DJ 117...
    
    
  • Ciugud
    Ciugud
    Ciugud is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. It has a population of 2,664. It is composed of six villages: Ciugud, Drâmbar , Hăpria , Şeuşa , Teleac and Limba .- External links :...
    
    
  • Ciuruleasa
    Ciuruleasa
    Ciuruleasa is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. It has a population of 1,368, and is composed of nine villages: Bidigeşti, Bodreşti, Bogleşti, Buninginea, Ciuruleasa, Gheduleşti, Mătişeşti, Morăreşti and Vulcan....
    
    
  • Crăciunelu de Jos
    Craciunelu de Jos
    Crăciunelu de Jos is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. It has a population of 4,392. It is composed of a single village, Crăciunelu de Jos. It also included four other villages until 2006, when they were split off to form Bucerdea Grânoasă Commune....
    
    
  • Cricău
    Cricau
    Cricău is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. It has a population of 2,097 and is composed of three villages: Craiva, Cricău and Tibru.-References:...
    
    
  • Cut
    Cut, Alba
    Cut is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. It has a population of 1,560. It is composed of a single village, Cut....
    
    
  • Daia Româna
    Daia Româna
    Daia Română is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. It has a population of 3,109. It is composed of a single village, Daia Română.-References:...
    
    
  • Doştat
    Dostat
    Doştat is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. It has a population of 1,072 and is composed of three villages: Boz, Dealu Doştatului and Doştat.-Boz:...
    
    
  • Fărău
    Farau
    Fărău is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Fărău, Heria , Medveş , Sânbenedic and Şilea .-References:...
    
    
  • Galda de Jos
    Galda de Jos
    Galda de Jos is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. It is composed of eleven villages: Benic , Cetea , Galda de Jos , Galda de Sus , Lupşeni, Măgura, Mesentea , Oiejdea , Poiana Galdei, Răicani and Zăgriş.-References:...
    
    
  • Gârbova
    Gârbova
    Gârbova is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. It has a population of 2,059 and is composed of three villages: Cărpiniş, Gârbova and Reciu.-References:...
    
    

• • Gârda de Sus
    Gârda de Sus
    Gârda de Sus is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. It has a population of 1,865, and is composed of seventeen villages: Biharia, Dealu Frumos, Dealu Ordâncuşii, Dobreşti, Gârda de Sus, Gârda Seacă, Gheţari, Hănăşeşti, Huzăreşti, Izvoarele, Munună, Ocoale, Plai, Plişti, Scoarţa, Snide and...
    
    
  • Gura Ariesului
  • Hopârta
    Hopârta
    Hopârta is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. It has a population of 1372 . It is composed of five villages: Hopârta, Silivaş, Şpălnaca, Turdaş and Vama Seacă.-References:...
    
    
  • Horea
    Horea, Alba
    Horea is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. It has a population of 2,371, and is composed of fifteen villages: Baba, Buteşti, Dârleşti, Fericet, Giurgiuţ, Horea, Mănceşti, Mătişeşti, Niculeşti, Pătruşeşti, Petreasa, Preluca, Teiu, Trifeşti and Zânzeşti.-References:...
    
    
  • Ighiu
    Ighiu
    Ighiu is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. The commune is composed of five villages: Bucerdea Vinoasă, Ighiel, Ighiu, Şard and Ţelna. Şard and Ighiu have a fortified church, the latter being used as a guest house, the Reformed Church of Ighiu....
    
    
  • Întregalde
    Întregalde
    Întregalde is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. It is composed of eleven villages: Dealu Geoagiului, Ghioncani, Ilieşti, Întregalde, Ivăniş, Mărineşti, Modoleşti, Necrileşti, Popeşti, Sfârcea and Tecşeşti.-References:...
    
    
  • Jidvei
    Jidvei
    Jidvei is a commune in Alba county, Romania, located on the Târnava River. Jidvei is located in the north-western part of Romania, in the Transylvanian plateau. Jidvei was first mentioned in documents in 1309, but traces of human presence go further back in time...
    
    
  • Livezile
    Livezile, Alba
    Livezile is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Izvoarele, Livezile, Poiana Aiudului and Vălişoara.-References:...
    
    
  • Lopadea Nouă
    Lopadea Noua
    Lopadea Nouă is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. It is composed of eight villages: Asinip , Băgău , Beţa , Cicârd , Ciuguzel , Lopadea Nouă, Ocnişoara and Odverem .The commune has a population of 3,001...
    
    
  • Lunca Mureşului
    Lunca Muresului
    Lunca Mureșului is a commune located in the north-east of the Alba County, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Gura Arieșului and Lunca Mureșului.-Geography:...
    
    
  • Lupşa
    Lupsa
    Lupşa is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. It is composed of 23 villages: Bârdeşti, Bârzan, Curmătură, După Deal, Geamăna, Hădărău, Holobani, Lazuri, Lunca, Lupşa, Mănăstire, Mărgaia, Muşca, Pârâu-Cărbunări, Piţiga, Poşogani, Şasa, Trifeşti, Văi, Valea Holhorii, Valea Lupşii, Valea Şesii...
    
    

• • Meteş
    Meteş
    Meteş is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. It has a population of 3,181 . It is composed of twelve villages: Ampoiţa, Isca, Lunca Ampoiţei, Lunca Meteşului, Meteş, Pădurea, Poiana Ampoiului, Poiana Ursului, Presaca Ampoiului, Remetea, Tăuţi and Văleni.-References:...
    
    
  • Mihalţ
    Mihalt
    Mihalţ is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. It has a population of 3,679, and is composed of four villages: Cistei, Mihalţ, Obreja and Zărieş.-References:...
    
    
  • Mirăslău
    Miraslau, Alba
    Mirăslău is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. It has a population of 2334. The commune is composed of six villages: Cicău , Decea , Lopadea Veche , Mirăslău, Ormeniş and Rachiş .The commune is the site of a battle in 1600 between the Wallachian army led by Michael the Brave and the...
    
    
  • Mogoş
    Mogos
    Mogoş is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. It has a population of 1,500. It is composed of 21 villages: Bărbeşti, Bârleşti, Bârleşti-Cătun, Bârzogani, Boceşti, Bogdăneşti, Buteşti, Cojocani, Cristeşti, Mămăligani, Mogoş, Negreşti, Onceşti, Poienile-Mogoş, Tomeşti, Valea Bârluţeşti, Valea...
    
    
  • Noşlac
    Noslac
    Noşlac is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Căptălan , Copand , Găbud , Noşlac, Stâna de Mureş and Valea Ciuciului .-References:...
    
    
  • Ocoliş
    Ocolis
    Ocoliş is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. It has a population of 846 and is composed of four villages: Lunca Largă, Ocoliş, Runc and Vidolm.-References:...
    
    
  • Ohaba
    Ohaba
    Ohaba is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. It has a population of 920. It is composed of four villages: Colibi , Măghierat , Ohaba and Secăşel .-References:...
    
    
  • Pianu
    Pianu
    Pianu is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. It has a population of 3,390 and is composed of five villages: Pianu de Jos, Pianu de Sus , Plaiuri, Purcăreţi and Strungari.-References:...
    
    
  • Poiana Vadului
    Poiana Vadului
    Poiana Vadului is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. It has a population of 1,304, and is composed of eleven villages: Costeşti, Duduieni, Făgetu de Jos, Făgetu de Sus, Hănăşeşti, Lupăieşti, Morcăneşti, Păşteşti, Petelei, Poiana Vadului and Stăneşti....
    
    
  • Ponor
    Ponor, Alba
    Ponor is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. It has a population of 697 and is composed of six villages: După Deal, Geogel, Măcăreşti, Ponor, Vale în Jos and Valea Bucurului.-References:...
    
    
  • Poşaga
    Posaga
    Poşaga is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. It has a population of 1,383, and is composed of seven villages: Corţeşti, Inceşti, Lunca, Orăşti, Poşaga de Jos , Poşaga de Sus and Săgagea.-References:...
    
    

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  • Râmeţ
    Râmet
    Râmeţ is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. It has a population of 751, and is composed of thirteen villages: Boţani, Brădeşti, Cheia, Cotorăşti, Floreşti, Olteni, Râmeţ, Valea Făgetului, Valea Inzelului, Valea Mănăstirii, Valea Poienii, Valea Uzei and Vlădeşti.-References:...
    
    
  • Rimetea
    Rimetea
    Rimetea is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Colţeşti and Rimetea. A former mining town, today it is known as the location of the Piatra Secuiului mountain and as a Székely cultural center...
    
    
  • Roşia de Secaş
    Rosia de Secas
    Roşia de Secaş is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. It has a population of 1,696 and is composed of three villages: Roşia de Secaş, Tău and Ungurei.-References:...
    
    
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  • Sălciua
    Salciua
    Sălciua is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Dealu Caselor , Dumeşti, Sălciua de Jos , Sălciua de Sus , Sub Piatră and Valea Largă . It has a population of 1,785.-References:...
    
    
  • Săliştea
  • Sâncel
    Sâncel
    Sâncel is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. It has a population of 2,790 and is composed of three villages: Iclod, Pănade and Sâncel.-References:...
    
    
  • Sântimbru
    Sântimbru, Alba
    Sântimbru is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. It has a population of 2,740, and is composed of five villages: Coşlariu, Dumitra, Galtiu, Sântimbru and Totoi.The commune has a Hungarian Reformed church founded by John Hunyadi in 1449.-References:...
    
    
  • Săsciori
  • Scărişoara
    Scarisoara, Alba
    Scărişoara is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. It has a population of 1,850 . It is composed of fourteen villages: Bârleşti, Boteşti, Faţa-Lăzeşti, Floreşti, Lăzeşti, Lespezea, Maţei, Negeşti, Preluca, Runc, Scărişoara, Sfoartea, Ştiuleţi and Trânceşti.- External links :* *...
    
    

• • Şibot
    Sibot
    Şibot is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Băcăinţi , Balomiru de Câmp , Sărăcsău and Şibot.-References:...
    
    
  • Sohodol
    Sohodol
    Sohodol is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. It is composed of thirty-one villages: Băzeşti, Bilăneşti, Bobăreşti, Brădeana, Burzoneşti, Deonceşti, Dilimani, Furduieşti, Gura Sohodol, Hoancă, Joldişeşti, Lazuri, Leheşti, Lumineşti, Medreşti, Morăreşti, Muneşti, Năpăieşti, Nelegeşti,...
    
    
  • Şona
    Sona
    Sona may refer to:* a female name in Armenian* a male name in Bafaw,a tribe from the southwest region of Cameroon* a name in Hindi, in Urdu, and all other Indo-Iranian languages meaning "Gold"...
    
    
  • Şpring
    SPRING
    SPRING is a freeware GIS and remote sensing image processing system with an object-oriented data model which provides for the integration of raster and vector data representations in a single environment...
    
    
  • Stremţ
  • Şugag
    Sugag
    Şugag is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Arţi, Bârsana, Dobra, Jidoştina, Mărtinie, Şugag and Tău Bistra.-References:...
    
    
  • Unirea
    Unirea, Alba
    Unirea, previously Vinţu de Sus , is a commune located in the north-east of Alba County, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Ciugudu de Jos, Ciugudu de Sus, Dumbrava, Inoc, Măhăceni and Unirea.-Geography:...
    
    
  • Vadu Moţilor
    Vadu Motilor
    Vadu Moților is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. It has a population of 1,558, and is composed of twelve villages: Bodești, Burzești, Dealu Frumos, Lăzești, Necșești, Poduri-Bricești, Popeștii de Jos, Popeștii de Sus, Tomuțești, Toțești, Vadu Moților and Vâltori.-References:...
    
    
  • Valea Lungă
    Valea Lunga, Alba
    Valea Lungă is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. Is composed of six villages: Făget , Glogoveţ , Lodroman , Lunca , Tăuni and Valea Lungă.-References:...
    
    
  • Vidra
    Vidra, Alba
    Vidra is a commune, located in Alba County, Romania. It is the commune with the second highest number of villages in Romania. These are: Băi, Bobăreşti, Bogdăneşti, Bordeştii Poieni, Culdeşti, Dealu Goieşti, Dos, Dosu Luncii, Dosu Văseşti, Drăgoieşti-Luncă, Ficăreşti, Gligoreşti, Goieşti,...
    
    
  • Vinţu de Jos
    Vintu de Jos
    Vinţu de Jos, also known as Vinţ is a commune located in the centre of Alba County, Romania. It is composed of eighteen villages: Câmpu Goblii , Ciocaşu , Crişeni , Dealu Ferului , Gura Cuţului , Haţegana , Inuri , Laz , Mătăcina , Mereteu...
    
    

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