Mihalț

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Mihalț
Michelsdorf
Mihálcfalva
Mihalț does not have a coat of arms
Mihalț (Romania)
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Basic data
State : RomaniaRomania Romania
Historical region : Transylvania
Circle : Alba
Coordinates : 46 ° 10 '  N , 23 ° 44'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 9 '36 "  N , 23 ° 43' 30"  E
Time zone : EET ( UTC +2)
Height : 236  m
Area : 68.24  km²
Residents : 2,860 (2011)
Population density : 42 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : 517465
Telephone code : (+40) 02 58
License plate : FROM
Structure and administration (as of 2016)
Community type : local community
Structure : Mihalț, Cistei , Obreja , Zărieș
Mayor : Flavius ​​Breaz ( PNL )
Postal address : Str. Principală, no. 635
loc. Mihalț, jud. Alba, RO-517465
Website :

Mihalț (outdated Mihalța ; German  Michelsdorf , Hungarian Mihálcfalva or Mihálc ) is a Romanian municipality in the Alba district in Transylvania .

The place itself is also known under the Hungarian names Mihályfalva and Középvinc .

Geographical location

Location of Mihalț municipality in Alba county

The municipality of Mihalț is located on the Târnava (Kokel) river - the largest tributary of the Mureș (Mieresch) - 2 kilometers (as the crow flies) from the confluence of the Kokel into the Mieresch, in the southwest of the Transylvanian Basin . On the county road (Drum județean) DJ 107B and the railway line Teiuş – Braşov (Dreikirchen – Kronstadt) , the place Mihalț is 6 kilometers southeast of the city of Teiuş (Dreikirch) ; the district capital Alba Iulia (Karlsburg) is located about 22 kilometers southwest of Mihalț.

history

On the territory of Mihalț there are archaeological sites - called Măticuța , ( La Cânepi in the incorporated village of Obreja ) by the locals - which indicate a settlement since the Neolithic or the Bronze Age .

The place was first mentioned in 1218 under the name Mittelwinz , founded by Transylvanian Saxons . The Transylvanian Saxons gradually left the village, so that it was mostly populated by Romanians from the 15th century.

The main occupations of the population are agriculture, animal husbandry and viticulture.

population

At the 1850 census, there were 2606 people in the area that is now the municipality. 2484 of them were Romanians , 23 Hungarians , eight Germans and 91 others (including 86 Roma ). The Romanians made up the majority of the population in the municipality. The highest number of inhabitants (4559) was reached in 1977, since then the population has fallen. In 2002, 3679 people were counted, 3616 Romanians, 13 Hungarians and 50 Roma. The highest number of Romanians (4,556) was counted in 1977, Hungarians (88) in 1910, Germans (15) in 1890 and 1900 and Roma in 1850.

Attractions

  • The Romanian Orthodox Church , built in 1884 and renovated in 2008.
  • The Weselleny castle and country estate in the incorporated village of Obreja (Augendorf) , in the 18th – 20th centuries . Built in the 18th century (the country house in 1901), it is a listed building.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Mayoral elections 2016 in Romania ( MS Excel ; 256 kB)
  2. ^ Dictionary of the localities in Transylvania
  3. ↑ a b List of historical monuments of the Romanian Ministry of Culture, updated 2010 (PDF; 7.10 MB)
  4. ↑ Heinz Heltmann, Gustav Servatius (Ed.): Travel Guide Siebenbürgen. Kraft-Verlag, Würzburg 1993, ISBN 3-8083-2019-2 .
  5. ↑ Census, last updated October 30, 2008, p. 118 (Hungarian; PDF; 1.2 MB)
  6. ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: "Renewed Church in Mihalț", in the magazine Unirea , accessed on March 17, 2010 (Romanian)@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.ziarulunirea.ro