Abrud (Hungarian: Abrudbánya, German: Großschlatten) is a city in Alba county of Transylvania, Romania, situated on the river with the same name. Romania with Alba county highlighted Alba (Hungarian: Fehér) is a Romanian county (Judeţ) in the Transylvania region, with the capital city at Alba Iulia (population: 72,405). ... Transylvania (Romanian: Transilvania or Ardeal, Hungarian: Erdély, German: Siebenbürgen, Serbian: Transilvanija, Turkish: Erdel, Slovak: Sedmohradsko or Transylvania, Polish: Siedmiogród) is a historic region that forms the western and the central parts of Romania. ...

Population

In 2000, it had a population of 6,213.

History

The city was founded by the Romans, with the name of "Abruttus" and it was the place where a small fortification was built that was part of the defence system of the gold mines nearby, in "Alburnus Maior" (nowadays, Rosia Montana). Ancient Rome was a civilization that existed in Europe between 753 BC and its downfall in AD 476. ... Gold mining consists of the processes and techniques employed in the removal of gold from the ground. ...

In Middle Ages, it gained the city status in 1427. In 1727, a revolt gained the control of the town. Another revolt of the serfs began in the area in 1784 with the Horea, Closca and Crisan as leaders fought the Austrian Imperial forces, Abrud being captured by the uprising members on 6 November, before the revolt being crushed by the Austrian army. Events Lincoln College in Oxford is founded. ... Events June 11 - George, Prince of Wales becomes King George II of Great Britain. ... Costumes of Slaves or Serfs, from the Sixth to the Twelfth Centuries, collected by H. de Vielcastel, from original Documents in the great Libraries of Europe. ... 1784 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Categories: Stub | Romanian history | Peasant revolts ... November 6 is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 55 days remaining. ...