Crăciunelu de Jos
Crăciunelu de Jos Christendorf / Kratschendorf Alsókarácsonfalva |
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Basic data | ||||
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State : | Romania | |||
Historical region : | Transylvania | |||
Circle : | Alba | |||
Coordinates : | 46 ° 10 ' N , 23 ° 50' 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 |
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Crăciunelu de Jos ( German Christian village or Kratschendorf , Hungarian Alsókarácsonfalva ) is a Romanian municipality in the Alba district in Transylvania .
Geographical location
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 | |||||||
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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
- ↑ 2011 census in Romania ( MS Excel ; 1.3 MB)
- ↑ Mayoral elections 2016 in Romania ( MS Excel ; 256 kB)
- ^ Dictionary of the localities in Transylvania
- ↑ Archive of the Institute of Archeology, Romania (Romanian)
- ↑ Historical place names p. 53 (Hungarian; PDF; 472 kB)
- ↑ Heinz Heltmann, Gustav Servatius (Ed.): Travel Guide Siebenbürgen. Kraft-Verlag, Würzburg 1993, ISBN 3-8083-2019-2 .
- ↑ a b Info about Crăciunelu de Jos, accessed January 5, 2014 (Romanian)
- ↑ Legislative proposal of the Romanian Parliament (PDF; 4.22 MB)
- ↑ Census, last updated October 30, 2008, p. 78 (Hungarian; PDF; 1.2 MB)
- ↑ 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.