Alba County

Alba County (Romanian pronunciation: ) is a county (județ) of Romania located in the historic region of Transylvania.

Its capital is Alba Iulia, a city with a population of 63,536.

Alba County
Județul Alba
County
Alba County
Flag of Alba County
Coat of arms of Alba County
Location of Alba County in Romania
Location of Alba County in Romania
CountryAlba County Romania
Development region1Centru
Historic regionTransylvania
County seatAlba Iulia
Government
 • TypeCounty Board
 • President of the County Board/County Council presidentIon Dumitrel (PNL)
 • Prefect2Nicolae Albu
Area
 • Total6,242 km2 (2,410 sq mi)
 • Rank16th in Romania
Population
 (2021-12-01)
 • Total325,941
 • Rank29th in Romania
 • Density52/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
51wxyz3
Area code+40 x584
Car PlatesAB5
GDPUS$ 2.940 billion (2015)
GDP per capitaUS$ 8,970 (2015)
WebsiteCounty Board
County Prefecture
1The developing regions of Romania have no administrative role. They were formed to draw funds from the European Union
2 as of 2007, the Prefect is not a politician, but a public functionary. He or she is not allowed to be a member of a political party, and is banned from any political activity in the first six months after the resignation (or exclusion) from the public functionaries corp
3w, x, y, and z are digits that indicate the city, the street, part of the street, or even the building of the address
4x is a digit indicating the operator: 2 for the former national operator, Romtelecom, and 3 for the other ground telephone networks
5used on both the plates of the vehicles that operate only in the county limits (like utilitary vehicles & ATVs, etc.) and the ones used outside the county

Name

"Alba", meaning "white" in Latin and Romanian, is derived from the name of the city of Alba Iulia. In Hungarian, the county is known as Fehér megye (fehér also meaning white), and in German as Kreis Karlsburg.

Geography

This county has a total area of 6,242 km2 (2,410 sq mi), with mountains occupying about 59% of its surface.

The Apuseni Mountains are in the northwest; the northeastern side of the Parâng Mountains group – the Șureanu and Cindrel mountains – are in the south. In the east there is the Transylvanian Plateau with deep but wide valleys. The three main elements are separated by the Mureș River valley.

The main rivers are the Mureș River and its tributaries, the Târnava, the Sebeș, and the Arieș.

Neighbors

Economy

The predominant industries in the county are:

  • Food industry
  • Textile industry
  • Wood industry
  • Mechanical components
  • Paper and packaging materials industry
  • Chemical industry

The mineral resources exploited in Alba county are metals (gold, silver, copper), salt, and construction materials, including marble and granite.

Tourist attractions

Alba County 
Gold in quartz, Roșia Montană. Size 4.3 × 2.7 × 1.3 cm.

The main tourist attractions in the county are:

Demographics

According to the 2021 census, the county had a population of 325,941 and the population density was 52.2/km2 (135.2/sq mi).

Ethnic composition of Alba County (2021)

  Romanians (91.36%)
  Romani (4.43%)
  Hungarians (3.91%)
  Others (0.11%)
Year County population
1948 361,062 Alba County 
1956 370,800 Alba County 
1966 382,786 Alba County 
1977 409,634 Alba County 
1992 414,227 Alba County 
2002 382,747 Alba County 
2011 327,224 Alba County 
2021 325,941 Alba County 






Politics

The Alba County Council, renewed at the 2020 local elections, consists of 32 county councillors, with the following party composition:

    Party Seats Current County Council
  National Liberal Party (PNL) 19                                      
  Social Democratic Party (PSD) 6                                      
  Save Romania Union (USR) 4                                      
  People's Movement Party (PMP) 3                                      

Administrative divisions

Alba County 
Alba Iulia (German: Karlsburg/Weißenburg)
Alba County 
Blaj
Alba County 
Sebeș (German: Mühlbach)
Alba County 
Abrud
Alba County 
Baia de Arieș

Alba County has 4 municipalities, 7 towns, and 67 communes.

Historical county

Județul Alba
County (Județ)
Alba County 
The Alba County Prefecture building of the interwar period, currently the headquarters of the Alba County Schools Inspectorate.
Alba County 
Alba County 
CountryAlba County  Romania
Historic regionTransylvania
Capital city (Reședință de județ)Alba-Iulia
Established1925
Area
 • Total2,433 km2 (939 sq mi)
Population
 (1930)
 • Total213,795
 • Density88/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Historically, Alba de Jos County was located in the central-western part of Greater Romania, in the southwestern part of Transylvania, with a territory identical with the old Alsó-Fehér County of Hungary. After the administrative unification law in 1925, the name of the county changed to Alba County and the territory was reorganized. It was bordered on the west by Hunedoara County, to the north by Turda County, and to the east by the counties of Sibiu and Târnava-Mică. Its territory included the central part of the current Alba County.

Administration

Alba County 
Map of Alba County as constituted in 1938.

The county originally consisted of seven districts (plăși):

  1. Plasa Abrud (headquarters at Abrud)
  2. Plasa Aiud (headquarters at Aiud)
  3. Plasa Ighiu (headquarters at Ighiu)
  4. Plasa Ocna Mureș (headquarters at Ocna Mureș)
  5. Plasa Sebeș (headquarters at Sebeș)
  6. Plasa Teiuș (headquarters at Teiuș)
  7. Plasa Vințu de Jos (headquarters at Vințu de Jos)

Subsequently, Plasa Ighiu was abolished and two other districts were established, leaving these:

  1. Plasa Abrud (seven villages, headquarters at Abrud)
  2. Plasa Aiud (thirty-three villages, headquarters at Aiud)
  3. Plasa Alba Iulia (eighteen villages, headquarters at Alba Iulia)
  4. Plasa Ocna Mureș (twenty-one villages, headquarters at Ocna Mureș)
  5. Plasa Sebeș (twenty-one villages, headquarters at Sebeș)
  6. Plasa Teiuș (twenty villages, headquarters at Teiuș)
  7. Plasa Vințu de Jos (thirteen villages, headquarters at Vințu de Jos)
  8. Plasa Zlatna (eighteen villages, headquarters at Zlatna)

There were four towns: Alba Iulia, Abrud, Aiud, and Sebeș.

Population

According to the census data of 1930, the county's population was 212,749, of which 81.5% were Romanians, 11.3% Hungarians, 3.6% Germans, 1.8% Romanies, 1.4% Jews, as well as other minorities. In the religious aspect, the population consisted of 50.1% Eastern Orthodox, 31.6% Greek Catholics, 7.5% Reformed (Calvinists), 3.4% Roman Catholics, 3.3% Evangelical (Lutherans), 1.2% Unitarians, and other minorities.

Urban population

In 1930, the urban population of the county was 33,365, of which 58.8% were Romanians, 23.0% Hungarians, 8.2% Germans, 6.2% Jews, 1.6% Romanies, as well as other minorities. From the religious point of view, the urban population was made up of 38.3% Eastern Orthodox, 21.4% Greek Catholic, 14.7% Reformed (Calvinist), 7.2% Evangelical (Lutheran), 6.5% Jewish, as well as other minorities.

After 1938

After the 1938 Administrative and Constitutional Reform, this county merged with the counties of Ciuc, Odorhei, Sibiu, Târnava Mare, and Târnava Mică to form Ținutul Mureș. The county was re-established in 1940, but dissolved again in 1950. It was re-established in 1968 in its current borders.

People

Notable natives include:

References

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