Ocoliș Explained

Type:commune
County:Alba
Ocoliș
Leader Name:Alin Alexandru Jucan
Leader Party:PNL
Leader Term:2020 - 2024
Coordinates:46.4764°N 23.4681°W
Elevation:569
Area Total:85.79
Population Total:auto
Postal Code:517525
Area Code:(+40) 02 58

Ocoliș (German: Zaundorf; Hungarian: Alsóaklos) is a commune located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Lunca Largă (Lunkalárga), Ocoliș, Runc (Aronyosronk), and Vidolm (Vidaly).

The commune is situated in the northern part of the county, between the Trascău Mountains and . It lies on the border with Cluj County, some from Baia de Arieș and from the county seat, Alba Iulia.[1]

The river Arieș flows through Vidolm village for a length of . The river Ocoliș is a left tributary of the Arieș; it flows through the commune, and joins the Arieș in Ocoliș village.

In July 2021, rains and storms destroyed three houses and severely damaged another 20 in Ocoliș. More than 220 liters of precipitation per square meter fell in the area in five hours. Dozens of people had to be evacuated because of the resulting floods.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Prezentare generală a comunei Ocoliș. ro. Ocoliș Townhall. ocolis-ab.ro. July 22, 2021.
  2. Web site: Inundații ca după un uragan în Ocoliș, județul Alba. Localnic: "Nu știu unde-mi sunt mașinile, le-a dus viitura pe Arieș în jos". Floods like after a hurricane in Ocoliș, Alba County. Local: "I don't know where my cars are, the flood took them down the Arieș". . Păvălucă . Luana . July 16, 2021. July 22, 2021.