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Valea Lungă, formerly Hususău, Husasau (Longenduel Saxon dialect, German Langenthal, Langthal, Langendorf, Hungarian Hosszúaszói, Hosszúaszú, Hosszúaszú) is a village in Alba County, Romania. Is Valea Lungă village resident.
Valea Lungă, formerly Hususău, Husasau (Longenduel Saxon dialect, German Langenthal, Langthal, Langendorf, Hungarian Hosszúaszói, Hosszúaszú, Hosszúaszú) is a village in Alba County, Romania. Is Valea Lungă village resident.

== Placing ==
Valea Lungă City is located in the meadow of river Târnavei Mare, about 11 km from City Blaj, in the direction of City of Copsa Mica

== History ==
Documentary of the existence of the village we have from the beginning of the fourteenth century. In 1309 reminded of the existence of an archdeacon of which was locality Long Valley, mentioning Arnold Longavalle priest of this town.

In XIV century the town is also mentioned several times in historical documents. In 1322 Karol Robert, king of Hungary, donated the village of Long Valley with village Micăsasa Count Nicolaus in Tălmaciu and villages Panada and Sona Valley Small Târnavei. These places belonged to Prince Ladislaus this year which have been taken to infidelity and data Nicolaus. Nicolaus died in 1340 without leaving descendants.

Tomas estate gives its ruler King except of Valea Lunga - this time called "Huziuazo" and Micăsasa village yet the king keeps in its field. Long Valley City in 1359 is maintained in regal. In 1395 the town was in possession of several noble however. It recalls this year of a boundary between the villages and Balcaciu Jidvei and the town of Long Valley nobles here.


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Revision as of 16:50, 30 December 2015

Valea Lungă
Location in Alba County
Location in Alba County
Country Romania
CountyAlba County
Population
 (2002)[1]
 • Total3,271
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Valea Lungă, formerly Hususău, Husasau (Longenduel Saxon dialect, German Langenthal, Langthal, Langendorf, Hungarian Hosszúaszói, Hosszúaszú, Hosszúaszú) is a village in Alba County, Romania. Is Valea Lungă village resident.

Placing

Valea Lungă City is located in the meadow of river Târnavei Mare, about 11 km from City Blaj, in the direction of City of Copsa Mica

History

Documentary of the existence of the village we have from the beginning of the fourteenth century. In 1309 reminded of the existence of an archdeacon of which was locality Long Valley, mentioning Arnold Longavalle priest of this town.

In XIV century the town is also mentioned several times in historical documents. In 1322 Karol Robert, king of Hungary, donated the village of Long Valley with village Micăsasa Count Nicolaus in Tălmaciu and villages Panada and Sona Valley Small Târnavei. These places belonged to Prince Ladislaus this year which have been taken to infidelity and data Nicolaus. Nicolaus died in 1340 without leaving descendants.

Tomas estate gives its ruler King except of Valea Lunga - this time called "Huziuazo" and Micăsasa village yet the king keeps in its field. Long Valley City in 1359 is maintained in regal. In 1395 the town was in possession of several noble however. It recalls this year of a boundary between the villages and Balcaciu Jidvei and the town of Long Valley nobles here.

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Demography

According to the census conducted in 2011, Long Valley village population amounts to 2.907 inhabitants, down from the previous census in 2002, when it had registered 3.271 inhabitants. [1] Most of the inhabitants are Romanian (90.61%). The main minorities are the Roma (3.92%) and Hungarians (2.27%). For 2.65% of the population, ethnicity is not known. [2] In terms of confessional majority of the inhabitants are Orthodox (78.12%), but there are Greek Catholic minority (12.93%), Pentecostal (2.41%), Protestants (1.48%) and Catholics (1.24%). For 2.65% of the population is not known confessional.

Sights

  • Monastery "Theotokos" in the village Tăuni
  • Evangelical church "in the village of Long Valley, XIV century building
  • The medieval fortress in the village Glogoveţ

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