Galda de Jos

Galda de Jos
Unterhanenberg
Alsógáld

Basic data

State :

Romania

Historical region :

Transylvania

Circle :

Alba

Coordinates :

46 ° 11 ' N , 23 ° 38' E Coordinates: 46 ° 10 '44 " N , 23 ° 37' 30" E

Time zone :

EET ( UTC +2)

Height :

266 m

Area :

101.69 km²

Residents :

4,516 (2011)

Population density :

44 inhabitants per km²

Postal code :

RO-517285

Telephone code :

(+40) 02 58

License plate :

FROM

Structure and administration (as of 2012)

Community type :

local community

Structure :

Galda de Jos, Benic , Cetea , Galda de Sus , Lupșeni , Măgura , Mesentea , Oiejdea , Poiana Galdei , Răicani , Zăgriș

Mayor :

Romulus Raica ( PNL )

Postal address :

Str. Principală, no. 90
loc. Galda de Jos, jud. Alba, RO-517285

Website :

www.comuna-galda.ro

Galda de Jos ( German Unterhanenberg , Hungarian Alsógáld ) is a Romanian municipality in the Alba district in Transylvania .

Geographical location

Location of the municipality of Galda de Jos in the district of Alba

The municipality of Galda de Jos extends with the ten incorporated villages on an area of 10,169 hectares on the eastern edge of the Trascău Mountains in western Transylvania in the middle of the Alba district. Three kilometers west of the European route E 81 ( Aiud - Alba Iulia ), the place is located on the Galda River , a tributary of the Mureș (Mieresch) . It is about 6 kilometers to the next town of Teiuș ; the district capital Alba Iulia is about 10 kilometers south of Galda de Jos.

history

The place Galda de Jos was first documented in 1287 under the name Gald (1854 Also-Gald ). Most of the incorporated villages are mentioned between the 13th and 14th centuries ( Benic 1299, Cetea 1337, Mesentea 1303, Oiejdea 1238).

In the 14th century the Roman road , the stone path Via Magna , is mentioned here.

Today the inhabitants live mainly from agriculture, cattle breeding, beekeeping, fruit growing and viticulture.

population

The population of the municipality developed as follows:

census		Ethnic composition
year	population	Romanians	Hungary	German	other
1850	5,027	4,347	395	2	283
1900	5,899	5,293	572	30th	4th
1956	5,619	4,992	569	3	55
1992	4,863	4,268	568	4th	23
2002	4,882	4,277	553	12	40

The highest population (6394) of the municipality was determined in 1941; that of the Romanians (5806) in 1930, the Germans (43) in 1890, the Magyars (590) in 1910 and that of the Roma (180) in 1850. In 1880 and 1930, one Serb was registered , and in 1910 six Croatians .

Attractions

The Romanian Orthodox Church Naşterea Maicii Domnului from the 17th century, with valuable paintings in two layers, is mentioned in 1715 and is a listed building.
The Kemény Castle of the Kemény family was built in the 19th century. The east walls of the old castle, destroyed by farmers, are still standing.
In the incorporated village of Benic ( Bendesdorf ) there are remains of a fortified church with a Gothic altar from the 15th century; the nave was rebuilt in the 17th century. The church is a listed building.
The Romanian Orthodox Church Sf. Arhangheli in the incorporated village of Galda de Sus ( Oberhahnenberg ), built in the 17th century and rebuilt in 1800, is a listed building.