Blandiana

Blandiana
Stumpach
Karna

Basic data

State :

Romania

Historical region :

Transylvania

Circle :

Alba

Coordinates :

45 ° 59 ' N , 23 ° 23' E Coordinates: 45 ° 58 '32 " N , 23 ° 23' 11" E

Time zone :

EET ( UTC +2)

Height :

280 m

Area :

78.43 km²

Residents :

923 (October 20, 2011)

Population density :

12 inhabitants per km²

Postal code :

RO-517160

Telephone code :

(+40) 02 58

License plate :

FROM

Structure and administration (as of 2016)

Community type :

local community

Structure :

Blandiana, Acmariu , Ibru , Poieni , Răcătău

Mayor :

Nicolae Gherman ( PNL )

Postal address :

Str. Principală, no. 15
loc. Blandiana, jud. Alba, RO-517160

Website :

www.comuna-blandiana.ro

Blandiana ( German Stumpach , Hungarian Maroskarna or Karna ) is a Romanian municipality in the Alba district in Transylvania .

location

Location of the municipality of Blandiana in the Alba district

The village of Blandiana is located on the right bank of the Mureș River , on the southern edge of the Transylvanian Ore Mountains , part of the Apuseni Mountains , in the southwest of the Alba County. With its four incorporated villages, the place extends over an area of 7843 hectares. The next town of Sebeş is about 13 kilometers to the east as the crow flies.

history

There are numerous archaeological sites on the territory of the municipality, which, according to reports by G. Téglás , M. Roska , Kurt Horedt and others, indicate settlement since the Bronze Age . There were also necropolises from the La Tène period and from 10/11. Century AD and the remains of a settlement from.. Dako - Roman found time.

The village was first mentioned in 1733 under the name Kerna (1854 under Karna , later under Maroskarna ). In the 19th century it belonged to the Catholic cathedral chapter of Alba Iulia and was in the Unterweißburger county . The residents were almost exclusively Romanians . After the village belonged to Austria-Hungary until the end of the First World War , it became part of Romania in 1918/1920. In this context, the name Cârna , which was used until then in Romanian, was changed to Blandiana .

population

The population developed as follows:

census		Ethnic composition
year	Total population	Romanians	Hungary	German	other
1850	1,875	1,826	6th	1	42
1900	2,587	2,569	15th	3	-
1930	2,463	2,409	2	-	52
2002	1,187	1,174	3	-	10

In 2002 there were 696 people living in the village of Blandiana itself, and 491 in the incorporated villages (Acmariu 444, Ibru 3, Poieni 9 and Răcătău 35). The highest number of Germans (11) on the territory of today's municipality was registered in 1890.

Attractions

The Romanian Orthodox Church Sf. Arhangheli , built in 1890 instead of a wooden church . The new church differs from the wooden one by the attached bell tower. The relatively low nave with a semicircular wooden ceiling extends over the apse .

The wooden church Sf. Nicolae , built in 1768 in the incorporated district of Acmariu ( Meergrub ) and redesigned in the 19th century, was a listed building in 2004. This is no longer included on the list of the Romanian Ministry of Culture from 2010.