Ighiu
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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.
Alba County
Alba is a county of Romania, in Transylvania, 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 was 61/km².* Romanians - 90.4%* Hungarians - 5.4%...
, 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...
. The commune is composed of five villages: Bucerdea Vinoasă, Ighiel, Ighiu, Şard and Ţelna. Şard and Ighiu have a fortified church
Fortified church
Churches have often shown potential to be used for defensive purposes.Europe has a substantial legacy of fortified churches which were used for defensive purposes in time of war...
, the latter being used as a guest house, the Reformed Church of Ighiu.