Hopârta Explained

Type:commune
County:Alba
Hopârta
Leader Name:Augustin Popa
Leader Party:PNL
Leader Term:2020 - 2024
Coordinates:46.3208°N 23.8706°W
Elevation:375
Area Total:61.48
Population Total:auto
Postal Code:517335

Hopârta (German: Meerport; Hungarian: Háporton) is a commune located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 1,128 as of 2021. It is composed of five villages: Hopârta, Silivaș (Mikószilvás), Șpălnaca (Ispánlaka), Turdaș (Oláhtordos), and Vama Seacă (Szárazvámtanya).

Geography

The commune is situated on the Transylvanian Plateau, in the northeastern corner of the county. The river Fărău flows north through Vama Seacă, discharging into the Mureș near Noșlac.

Hopârta has the following neighbors: the town of Ocna Mureș to the west and northwest, Noșlac commune to the northeast, Fărău and Șona communes to the east, and Lopadea Nouă commune to the south and southeast. It is traversed by county road DJ107E, which connects the city of Aiud, 16km (10miles) to the west, to Vama Seacă, and then on via DJ107D, to Ocna Mureș. is traversed by county road DJ107E, which connects the city of Aiud, 16km (10miles) to the west, to Vama Seacă, and then on via DJ107D, to Ocna Mureș.

Dacian bracelets from Șpălnaca

A trove of Dacian bracelets dating from the Bronze Age IV and Iron Age I (10th–9th centuries BC) have been discovered at Șpălnaca.[1] The bracelets have decorations of geometric characters of chiseled or engraved lines.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Coles. John M.. John Coles (historian). The Bronze Age in Europe: an introduction to the prehistory of Europe, c. 2000–700 BC. 1979. Methuen. Anthony F.. Harding. 0-416-70640-1. London. 5005830. 409.
  2. Book: Pârvan, Vasile. Vasile Pârvan. Dacia: an outline of the early civilizations of the Carpatho-Danubian countries. 1928. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge, UK. 1000997262. 12.