NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Alba (county)

Alba (Hungarian: Fehér) is a Romanian county (Judeţ) in Transylvania. Its capital city is Alba Iulia (population: 72,405). Image File history File links Romanian map with highlighted county File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Transylvania (Romanian: Transilvania or Ardeal, Hungarian: ErdÃ©ly, German: SiebenbÃ¼rgen, Serbian: Transilvanija, Turkish: Erdel, Slovak: Sedmohradsko or TransylvÃ¡nia, Polish: SiedmiogrÃ³d) forms the western and central parts of Romania. ... Alba Iulia (Hungarian: Gyulafeh r, German: Karlsburg) is a city in Alba county, Transylvania, Romania with a population of 66,369, located on the Mureş river. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Transylvania (Romanian: Transilvania or Ardeal, Hungarian: ErdÃ©ly, German: SiebenbÃ¼rgen, Serbian: Transilvanija, Turkish: Erdel, Slovak: Sedmohradsko or TransylvÃ¡nia, Polish: SiedmiogrÃ³d) forms the western and central parts of Romania. ... Alba Iulia (Hungarian: Gyulafeh r, German: Karlsburg) is a city in Alba county, Transylvania, Romania with a population of 66,369, located on the Mureş river. ...

Neighbours

Administrative map of Romania with Sibiu county highlighted Sibiu is a Romanian county (Judeţ) in the Transylvania region, with the capital city at Sibiu (population: 170,038). ... Administrative map of Romania with MureÅŸ county highlighted MureÅŸ (Hungarian: Maros) is a Romanian county (JudeÅ£) in Transylvania, with the capital city at TÃ¢rgu MureÅŸ, (population: 165,835). ... Administrative map of Romania with Bihor county highlighted Bihor (Hungarian: Bihar) is a county (Judeţ) in the Crisana region, in Romania, 7 500 km&sup2, and 600 223 hab. ... Administrative map of Romania with Arad county highlighted Arad is a Romanian county (Judeţ) in the Crişana region, with the capital city at Arad (population: 185,272). ... Cluj is a county (JudeÅ£) in the center of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Cluj-Napoca (population: 333,607). ... Administrative map of Romania with Hunedoara county highlighted Hunedoara (Hungarian: Hunyad) is a Romanian county (JudeÅ£) in Ardeal, with the capital city at Deva (population: 77,259). ...

Demographics

In 2001, it had a population of 394,959 and the population density was 63/km². Over 90% of the population are Romanians and 6% of the population are Hungarians. The area in the North and North-West, in the Apuseni Mountains is known as Ţara Moţilor and is a region with strong romanian traditions. 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... The Apuseni Mountains is a mountain range in Transylvania, Romania, which belongs to the Western Carpathians. ...

Geography

This county has a total area of 6,242 km² with the mountains ocupying about 59% of this surface.

In the North-West side there are the Apuseni Mountains, in the South side there are the North-East side of the Parang Mountains group - Sureanu Mountains and Cindrel Mountains. In the East there is the Transylvnian Plateau with deep but wide valleys. The three main elements are separated by the Mureş River valley. The Apuseni Mountains is a mountain range in Transylvania, Romania, which belongs to the Western Carpathians. ... The MureÅŸ (in Romanian, in Hungarian: Maros, in German: Mieresch / Marosch) is an approx. ...

The main rivers are the Mureş River and it's affluents Târnava, Sebeş and Arieş. The MureÅŸ (in Romanian, in Hungarian: Maros, in German: Mieresch / Marosch) is an approx. ...

Economy

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

Tourist attractions

Alba Iulia (Hungarian: Gyulafeh r, German: Karlsburg) is a city in Alba county, Transylvania, Romania with a population of 66,369, located on the Mureş river. ... The Apuseni Mountains is a mountain range in Transylvania, Romania, which belongs to the Western Carpathians. ... Avram Iancu, formerly known as Vidra, is a village in Romania. ... Sebeş (Hungarian: Szászsebes, German: Mühlbach) is a town in Alba county, Romania, located on the Sebeş river. ... Aiud (Hungarian: Nagyenyed, German: Straßburg am Mieresch) is a large town located in Alba county, Transylvania, Romania. ...

Administrative divisions

Municipalities

Alba Iulia (Hungarian: Gyulafeh r, German: Karlsburg) is a city in Alba county, Transylvania, Romania with a population of 66,369, located on the Mureş river. ... Aiud (Hungarian: Nagyenyed, German: Straßburg am Mieresch) is a large town located in Alba county, Transylvania, Romania. ... Blaj (Hungarian: Balázsfalva, German: Blasendorf) is a city in Alba county, Transylvania, Romania. ... Sebeş (Hungarian: Szászsebes, German: Mühlbach) is a town in Alba county, Romania, located on the Sebeş river. ...

Towns

Abrud (Hungarian: Abrudbánya, German: Großschlatten) is a city in Alba county of Transylvania, Romania, situated on the river with the same name. ... Cugir (Hungarian: Kudzsir, German: Kudschir) is a city in Alba county, Romania, with a population of 30,244. ... Ocna Mures is a town in Alba county, Romania. ... TeiuÅŸ is a city in Alba county, Romania. ...

Villages

This is the village Avram Iancu was born in. ... Avram Iancu, formerly known as Vidra, is a village in Romania. ...

Categories: Counties of Romania Administrative map of Romania As of 2003, Romania is divided into 41 counties and one municipality, as follows: A new administrative division was proposed, dividing the country into regions, but its implementation is uncertain since the county division is favoured by most Romanians. ... Large flag of Romania Image originally derived from the public domain flags of the CIA World Factbook. ... Administrative map of Romania with Arad county highlighted Arad is a Romanian county (Judeţ) in the Crişana region, with the capital city at Arad (population: 185,272). ... Administrative map of Romania with ArgeÅŸ county highlighted ArgeÅŸ is a Romanian county (JudeÅ£) in the Wallachia region, with the capital city at PiteÅŸti (population: 187,558). ... Administrative map of Romania with BacÄƒu county highlighted BacÄƒu (Hungarian: BÃ¡kÃ³) is a Romanian county (JudeÅ£) in the Moldovia region, with the capital city at BacÄƒu. ... Administrative map of Romania with Bihor county highlighted Bihor (Hungarian: Bihar) is a county (Judeţ) in the Crisana region, in Romania, 7 500 km&sup2, and 600 223 hab. ... Administrative map of Romania with BistriÅ£a-NasÄƒud county highlighted BistriÅ£a-NÄƒsÄƒud is a Romanian county (JudeÅ£) in Transylvania, with the capital city at BistriÅ£a (population: 87,169). ... Administrative map of Romania with BotoÅŸani county highlighted BotoÅŸani is a Romanian county (JudeÅ£) in the Bukovina region, with the capital city at BotoÅŸani (population: 128,888). ... Administrative map of Romania with BraÅŸov county highlighted BraÅŸov is a county (JudeÅ£) in Romania in Transylvania, with the capital city at BraÅŸov (population: 315,843). ... Administrative map of Romania with BrÄƒila county highlighted BrÄƒila is a Romanian county (JudeÅ£) in the Wallachia region, with the capital city at BrÄƒila (population: 234,201). ... 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Administrative map of Romania with Giurgiu county highlighted Giurgiu is a Romanian county (Judeţ) in the Wallachia region, with the capital city at Giurgiu (population: 73,260). ... Administrative map of Romania with Gorj county highlighted Gorj is a Romanian county (Judeţ) in the Wallachia region, with the capital city at Târgu Jiu (population: 98,897). ... Administrative map of Romania with Harghita county highlighted Harghita (Hungarian: Hargita) is a county (Judeţ) in Transylvania, Romania. ... Administrative map of Romania with Hunedoara county highlighted Hunedoara (Hungarian: Hunyad) is a Romanian county (JudeÅ£) in Ardeal, with the capital city at Deva (population: 77,259). ... Administrative map of Romania with IalomiÅ£a county highlighted IalomiÅ£a is a Romanian county (JudeÅ£) in the Wallachia region, with the capital city at Slobozia (population: 56,913). ... 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Administrative map of Romania with NeamÅ£ county highlighted NeamÅ£ is a Romanian county (JudeÅ£) in the Moldavia region, with the capital city at Piatra NeamÅ£ (population: 125,050). ... Administrative map of Romania with Olt county highlighted Olt is a Romanian county (Judeţ) in the Wallachia region, with the capital city at Slatina (population: 87,608). ... Administrative map of Romania with Prahova county highlighted Prahova is a Romanian county (Judeţ) in the Wallachia region, with the capital city at Ploieşti (population: 253,068). ... Administrative map of Romania with Satu Mare county highlighted Satu Mare (Hungarian: Szatmár) is a Romanian county (Judeţ) in the Transylvania region, with the capital city at Satu Mare (population: 130,573). ... SÄƒlaj (Hungarian: SzilÃ¡gy) is a county (JudeÅ£) in North-Western Romania, in the Transylvania region, with the capital city at ZalÄƒu (population: 71,580). ... Administrative map of Romania with Sibiu county highlighted Sibiu is a Romanian county (Judeţ) in the Transylvania region, with the capital city at Sibiu (population: 170,038). ... Administrative map of Romania with Suceava county highlighted Suceava is a Romanian county (Judeţ) in the Bukovina region, with the capital city at Suceava (population: 118,670). ... Administrative map of Romania with Teleorman county highlighted Teleorman is a Romanian county (Judeţ) in the Wallachia region, with the capital city at Alexandria (population: 59,308). ... Administrative map of Romania with TimiÅŸ county highlighted Note: there is also a river called TimiÅŸ. TimiÅŸ is a Romanian county (JudeÅ£) in Banat, with the capital city at TimiÅŸoara (population: 305,977 - January 1st 2004). ... Administrative map of Romania with Tulcea county highlighted Tulcea is a Romanian county (Judeţ) in the Dobrogea region, with the capital city at Tulcea (population: 96,813). ... 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