Blandiana Explained

Type:commune
County:Alba
Blandiana
Leader Name:Nicolae Gherman[1]
Leader Party:PNL
Term:2020 - 2024
Area Total:73.36
Coordinates:45.9667°N 46°W
Elevation M:229
Population Total:auto
Postal Code:517160
Area Code:(+40) 02 58

Blandiana (German: Stumpach; Hungarian: Maroskarna) is a commune located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 818 (as of 2021) and is composed of five villages: Acmariu (Akmár), Blandiana, Ibru, Poieni, and Răcătău (Rakató).

The commune lies on the right bank of the river Mureș and its tributary, the river Blandiana. It is located in the southwestern part of Alba County, on the southern edge of the Metaliferi Mountains, part of the Apuseni Mountains. The nearest town, Sebeș, is about to the east, while the county seat, Alba Iulia, is to the northeast.

Blandiana borders the following localities: Meteș and Zlatna to the north, Vințu de Jos to the east, Săliștea and Șibot to the south, and Ceru-Băcăinți to the west.

The Blandiana railway station serves the CFR Line 200, that runs from Brașov to the Hungarian border at Curtici.

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Cultural references

Poet Ana Blandiana (born 1942) took her name after the commune, which is located near Vințu de Jos, her mother's home village.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results of the 2020 local elections . Central Electoral Bureau . 6 June 2021 . dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Ansicht der orthodoxen Kirche von Blandiana . View of the Blandiana's Orthodox Church . de . 14 January 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091214045434/http://www.sate-comune.ro/galeriesate/displayimage.php?album=41&pos=0 . 14 December 2009 . dead .