Abrud

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Abrud
Großschlatten
Abrudbánya
Abrud coat of arms
Abrud (Romania)
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Basic data
State : RomaniaRomania Romania
Historical region : Transylvania
Circle : Alba
Coordinates : 46 ° 16 '  N , 23 ° 4'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 16 '26 "  N , 23 ° 3' 48"  E
Time zone : EET ( UTC +2)
Height : 627  m
Area : 3.20  km²
Residents : 5,072 (October 20, 2011)
Population density : 1,585 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : 515100
Telephone code : (+40) 02 58
License plate : FROM
Structure and administration (as of 2016)
Community type : city
Structure : 3 districts / cadastral communities: Abrud-Sat , Gura Cornei , Soharu
Mayor : Nicolae Simina ( PSD )
Postal address : Piața Eroilor, no. 1
loc. Abrud, jud. Alba, RO-515100
Website :

Abrud ( ung. Abrudbánya , dt. Großschlatten ) is a town in the Alba district in Romania . The river of the same name flows through the village.

history

The place Abrud was built on the foundations of a former Dako-Roman settlement around a numerus fort called " Abruttus ". In 1472 Abrud received city rights. In the Middle Ages, the city served as a defense system for the Roșia Montană gold mines , which are located north of Abrud. In 1559 a printing house was established in Abrud. During the uprising in 1784 , the peasant leaders Horea (Vasile Ursu Nicola), Cloşca (Ion Oargă) and Crişan (Marcu Giurgiu) fought against the Austrian army in Abrud.

traffic

The narrow-gauge railway Turda - Abrud has a station in Abrud.

  • Narrow gauge railway in Abrud

  • View of Abrud

Web links

Commons : Abrud  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 2011 census in Romania ( MS Excel ; 1.3 MB)
  2. ↑ Mayoral elections 2016 in Romania ( MS Excel ; 256 kB)