Crăciunelu de Jos

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Crăciunelu de Jos
Christendorf / Kratschendorf
Alsókarácsonfalva
Crăciunelu de Jos does not have a coat of arms
Crăciunelu de Jos (Romania)
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Basic data
State : RomaniaRomania Romania
Historical region : Transylvania
Circle : Alba
Coordinates : 46 ° 10 '  N , 23 ° 50'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 10 '20 "  N , 23 ° 50' 3"  E
Time zone : EET ( UTC +2)
Height : 248  m
Area : 25.51  km²
Residents : 1,954 (October 20, 2011)
Population density : 77 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : RO-517260
Telephone code : (+40) 02 58
License plate : FROM
Structure and administration (as of 2016)
Community type : local community
Structure : Crăciunelu de Jos
Mayor : Lenuța Bubur ( PNL )
Postal address : Street 6 Martie, no. 135
loc. Crăciunelu de Jos, jud. Alba, RO-517260
Website :

Crăciunelu de Jos ( German  Christian village or Kratschendorf , Hungarian Alsókarácsonfalva ) is a Romanian municipality in the Alba district in Transylvania .

Geographical location

Location of Crăciunelu de Jos in the Alba district

Crăciunelu de Jos, also known by the Hungarian names Oláhkarácsonfalva or Karácsonfalva , is located in the southwest of the Transylvanian Basin , on the Târnava River (Kokel) , on Drum național 14B and the Teiuş – Braşov railway line . The city of Blaj is 7 kilometers east and the district capital Alba Iulia 33 kilometers southwest.

history

According to reports by G. Téglás and Kurt Horedt , finds from the Bronze , Hallstatt and La Tène periods were discovered on the territory of the municipality . Crăciunelu de Jos was first mentioned in 1324 under the name domus Karachyni , 1332 under villa Karachyni . It was in the Middle Ages of hearing inhabited Hungarians and Romanians village, which belonged to the Hungarian noble family Bánffy. In 1733 it was mentioned as Also-Kracsunfalva and wine-growing place. Until the end of 2005, the current municipality of Bucerdea Grânoasă was under the administration of Crăciunelu de Jos.

population

The population of the municipality developed as follows:

census Ethnic composition
year population Romanians Hungary German other
1850 805 727 39 - 39
1900 1,223 1,063 151 4th 5
1930 1,666 1,450 164 8th 44
1966 1.995 1,824 124 15th 32
2002 2,092 1,962 102 - 28

The highest population of Hungarians (213) was found in 1910, that of Germans (15) in 1920 and 1966 and that of Roma (231) in 1992. The 1992 census was the last time two Germans were registered.

Attractions

  • Catholic Church, consecrated in 2002.
  • A wayside cross in the center of Crăciunelu de Jos, built in 1993.
  • Obelisk - monument to the heroes of the First World War

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 2011 census in Romania ( MS Excel ; 1.3 MB)
  2. ↑ Mayoral elections 2016 in Romania ( MS Excel ; 256 kB)
  3. ^ Dictionary of the localities in Transylvania
  4. ↑ Archive of the Institute of Archeology, Romania (Romanian)
  5. ↑ Historical place names p. 53 (Hungarian; PDF; 472 kB)
  6. ↑ Heinz Heltmann, Gustav Servatius (Ed.): Travel Guide Siebenbürgen. Kraft-Verlag, Würzburg 1993, ISBN 3-8083-2019-2 .
  7. ↑ a b Info about Crăciunelu de Jos, accessed January 5, 2014 (Romanian)
  8. ↑ Legislative proposal of the Romanian Parliament (PDF; 4.22 MB)
  9. ↑ Census, last updated October 30, 2008, p. 78 (Hungarian; PDF; 1.2 MB)
  10. ↑ Inauguration of the church in Crăciunelu de Jos  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.catholica.ro  

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