Ceru-Băcăinți

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Ceru-Băcăinți
Bocksdorf
Bokajfelfalu / Bokaj
Ceru-Băcăinți does not have a coat of arms
Ceru-Băcăinți (Romania)
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Basic data
State : RomaniaRomania Romania
Historical region : Transylvania
Circle : Alba
Coordinates : 45 ° 59 ′  N , 23 ° 15 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 59 ′ 21 ″  N , 23 ° 15 ′ 27 ″  E
Time zone : EET ( UTC +2)
Height : 345  m
Area : 49.50  km²
Residents : 269 (October 20, 2011)
Population density : 5 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : RO-517220
Telephone code : (+40) 02 58
License plate : FROM
Structure and administration (as of 2016)
Community type : local community
Structure : Ceru-Băcăinți, Bolovăneşti , Bulbuc , Cucuta , Curpeni , Dumbrăvița , Fântânele , Groși , Valea Mare , Viezuri
Mayor : Remus Florin Giurgiu ( PMP )
Postal address : Str. Principală, no. 5
loc. Ceru-Băcăinți, jud. Alba, RO-517220
Others
City Festival : End of May, Sărbătoarea Salcâmului ("The Acacia Festival")

Ceru-Băcăinți [ ˈt͡ʃeru ˈbəkəint͡sʲ ] ( German  Bocksdorf , Hungarian Bokajfelfalu or Bokaj ) is a Romanian municipality in the Alba district in Transylvania .

Geographical location

Location of Ceru-Băcăinți commune in Alba county

Ceru-Băcăinți is located on the southern edge of the Transylvanian Ore Mountains (Munții Metaliferi) , part of the Apuseni Mountains , in the southwest of the Alba district. The place is located on the Băcăinți River , about 5 kilometers (as the crow flies) north of the Mureș River . With its nine incorporated towns - which one could better describe as a hamlet - the community extends over an area of ​​4950 hectares. The nearest town, Geoagiu ( Hunedoara County ) is about 15 kilometers to the southwest; the district capital Alba Iulia is located approx. 30 kilometers northeast of Ceru-Băcăinți.

history

The place was first mentioned in 1909 under the Hungarian name Bokajfelfalu . The settlement has existed before; A brick church was built here in 1866. Finds of Roman ceramics indicate the existence of rural settlements in the first centuries AD.

population

The population developed as follows:

census Ethnic composition
year Total population Romanians Hungary German other
1850 1,339 1,339 - - -
1900 1.916 1,901 - 15th -
1977 831 831 - - -
2002 376 375 1 - -

In 2002 there were 94 people in the village of Ceru-Băcăinți itself, 282 in the incorporated villages (Bolovăneşti 25, Bulbuc 27, Cucuta 43, Curpeni 47, Dumbrăvița 44, Fântânele 21, Groși 37, Valea Mare 30 and in Viezuri 8). The highest number of Germans (15) on the territory of today's municipality was registered in 1900.

Attractions

  • A specialty of the place are the houses built from slate , due to the occurrence of sandstone, limestone and especially slate in the valley of the Băcăinți .
  • The Romanian Orthodox Church Sf. Gheorghe , built in 1866.
  • The village of Bulbuc ( Buldorf ), which belongs to the municipality, is located on the Piatra Tomii nature reserve . Here is an archaeological site of the Coțofeni culture (around the same time as the Esero culture ).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 2011 census in Romania ( MS Excel ; 1.3 MB)
  2. ↑ Mayoral elections 2016 in Romania ( MS Excel ; 256 kB)
  3. ^ Re-consecration of the church in Ceru-Băcăinți ( memento from April 16, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ), at ziarulunirea.ro, accessed on August 27, 2012
  4. ^ Rural Settlements of the Province of Dacia (Romanian)
  5. ↑ Census, last updated October 30, 2008, p. 70 (Hungarian; PDF; 1.2 MB)
  6. ↑ Pictures of the stone houses in Ceru Băcăinți
  7. ↑ Picture of the church Sfântul Mare Mucenic Gheorghe ( Memento from April 16, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )
  8. ↑ Nature reserves in Romania, March 6, 2000 (Romanian)