Fărău Explained

Type:commune
County:Alba
Fărău
Other Name:Magyarforró
Leader Name:Ioan Stoia
Leader Party:PNL
Leader Term:2020 - 2024
Coordinates:46.3414°N 24.0058°W
Elevation:404
Area Total:81.48
Population Total:auto
Postal Code:517280
Area Code:(+40) 02 58

Fărău (German: Brenndorf; Hungarian: Magyarforró) is a commune located in northeastern part of Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Fărău, Heria (Hari), Medveș (Nagymedvés), Sânbenedic (Magyarszentbenedek) and Șilea (Magyarsülye).

The commune is situated on the Transylvanian Plateau, on the border with Mureș County, at a distance of from the county seat, Alba Iulia. It lies at the divide between the Mureș River and Târnava Mică River valleys. The Fărău river, a left tributary of the Mureș, flows through the commune.

Fărău borders to the east and northeast Bichiș commune, to the southeast Jidvei commune, to the south and southwest Șona commune, to the west Hopârta commune, and to the north and northwest Noșlac commune.[1]

According to the census from 2011 there was a total population of 1,569 people living in this commune, of which 69.66% were ethnic Romanians, 22.18% ethnic Hungarians, and 4.4% ethnic Romani. At the 2021 census, Fărău had a population of 1,303, of which 78.59% were Romanians and 11.59% Hungarians.

There are several wooden churches in the commune, including:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Comuna Fărău: Presezentarea Generală. ro. www.primariafarau.ro. Fărău townhall. August 15, 2021.