Vadu Moților

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Vadu Moților
Aranyosvágás
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Vadu Moților (Romania)
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Basic data
State : RomaniaRomania Romania
Historical region : Transylvania
Circle : Alba
Coordinates : 46 ° 24 '  N , 22 ° 58'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 23 '42 "  N , 22 ° 57' 52"  E
Time zone : EET ( UTC +2)
Height : 611  m
Area : 44.84  km²
Residents : 1,348 (October 20, 2011)
Population density : 30 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : 517795
Telephone code : (+40) 02 58
License plate : FROM
Structure and administration (as of 2016)
Community type : local community
Structure : Vadu Moților, Bodeşti , Burzeşti , Dealu Frumos , Lăzeşti , Necseşti , Poduri-Briceşti , Popeştii de Jos , Popeştii de Sus , Tomuțeşti , Toțeşti , Vîltori
Mayor : Nicolae Lazea ( PNL )
Postal address : Str. Principală, no. 1
loc. Vadu Moților, jud. Alba, RO-517795
Website :

Vadu Moților [ ˈvadu ˈmot͡silor ] (outdated Săcătura or Vadul Moților ; Aranyosvágás in Hungarian ) is a Romanian community in the Alba district in Transylvania .

Geographical location

Location of Vadu Moților municipality in Alba county

The municipality of Vadu Moților with its twelve villages, smaller hamlets and individual farms extends (approx. 1-8 km from the municipality seat) between the Bihor Mountains and the Muntele-Mare massif in the northwest of the Alba district, in the center of the Apuseni Mountains . At the confluence of the Neagra River in the Arieșul Mare - a source river of the Arieș - and the Drum național 75 , the community center is about 12 kilometers northwest of Câmpeni (Topesdorf) ; the district capital Alba Iulia (Karlsburg) is about 90 kilometers (59 km as the crow flies) to the southeast. Vadu Moților is located in the historic Motzenland .

history

The old name of the place Săcătura ("drought") indicates a forest clearing that was created by drought. Originally the place belonged to the large community Râul Mare (Nagyaranayos) , first mentioned in 1673 , which included the settlements in the valley of Arieșul Mare . In 1770 the town was first under the name Săcătura in stool District Topánfalva the county Torda-Aranyos mentioned. Since 1968 the place was renamed from Săcătura in Vadu Moților (about "Ford of Motzen").

The main occupations of the population are forestry, agriculture, wood processing and animal husbandry.

population

In 1850 there were 1,339 inhabitants in the area of ​​today's municipality. 1,333 were Romanians and six Roma . In 1956 the largest population - and at the same time that of the Romanians - was registered with 2,340. The highest number of Hungarians (17) was recorded in 1966, that of Roma (10) in 1930. In addition, in 1910 and 1941 one resident referred to themselves as German. In the 2002 census, 1,558 people - all Romanians - were registered in the municipality.

Attractions

  • The wooden church Sf. Arhanghelii Mihail și Gavriil in the incorporated village of Lăzești - called by the locals near Gura Negrii -, built in 1701 and rebuilt in 1878, today covered with a tin roof, is a listed building (in the list of the Romanian Ministry of Culture from 2010, the village of Lăzeşti of the Scărișoara municipality is assigned).
  • The village museum in Vadu Moților, established in 2006 in the former school building of the village.
  • Farmhouse No. 18, built in the 18th century in Vadu Mo stehtilor, is a listed building.
  • In the area of ​​the municipality there were numerous strudel washers (mainly for washing wool) and water mills, of which five or one is still in operation.
  • The Cheile Pojorâtei , Pădurea Dodul Râului and Piatra Zebrii nature reserves .

  • The Greek Catholic Church in Vadu Moților

  • View in Vadu Moților

  • The wooden church of Lăzeşti

  • Watermill and whirlpool system in Remetea , Kr. Harghita

Web links

Commons : Vadu Moților  - collection of images, videos and audio files

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. ^ Settlement history of Motzenland ( Memento from October 23, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
  5. ↑ a b Heinz Heltmann, Gustav Servatius (Ed.): Travel Guide Siebenbürgen. Kraft-Verlag, Würzburg 1993, ISBN 3-8083-2019-2 .
  6. ↑ History of the Vadu Moților community, on their web presentation, accessed on July 11, 2010
  7. ↑ Census, last updated October 30, 2008, p. 181 (Hungarian; PDF; 1.2 MB)
  8. ↑ List of historical monuments of the Romanian Ministry of Culture from 2004, accessed on April 21, 2011 ( Memento from March 16, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
  9. ↑ The wooden church Sf. Arhanghelii in Lăzeşti (19116) on www.cimec.ro, accessed on April 21, 2011
  10. ↑ a b List of historical monuments of the Romanian Ministry of Culture, updated 2010 (PDF; 7.10 MB)
  11. ↑ Pictures and information on Vadu Moților, accessed on July 11, 2010 (Romanian)