Cut, Alba Explained

Type:commune
County:Alba
Population Total:auto
Cut
Leader Name:Sorin-Gheorghe Bâscă[1]
Leader Party:PNL
Term:2020 - 2024
Coordinates:45.9333°N 63°W
Elevation:284
Area Total:30.8
Postal Code:517206

Cut (German: Kokt, Quellendorf; Hungarian: Kútfalva) is a commune located in the southeastern part of Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Cut.

The commune is situated on the, in the southwestern part of the Transylvanian Plateau. It is located in the south-central part of Alba County, about southeast of Sebeș and northwest of Miercurea Sibiului. Cut was first attested in 1291, under the name terra Kut.[2]

The commune has a railway station that serves the CFR Line 200.[3]

At the 2021 census, Cut had a population of 1,054. According to the census from 2011, there was a total population of 1,075 people living in this commune, of which 97.3% were ethnic Romanians and 1.58% were ethnic Romani.

Septimiu Albini (1861–1919) spent his childhood in Cut, where his family originated from. The primary school in Cut is named after Albini and features a medallion with his likeness, while a statue of him stands before the mayor's office.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results of the 2020 local elections . Central Electoral Bureau . 6 June 2021 . dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Primăria comunei Cut. ro. May 10, 2020.
  3. Web site: Gara CFR Cut hc din Cut. cut.merstren.ro. ro. July 31, 2021.
  4. Web site: Cutul se mândrește cu Septimiu Albini. ro. Sebeș Info. www.sebesinfo.ro. October 1, 2014. July 31, 2021.