Gârda de Sus explained

Type:commune
County:Alba
Gârda de Sus
Leader Name:Marin Vârciu
Leader Party:PNL
Leader Term:2020 - 2024
Coordinates:46.45°N 71°W
Elevation:729
Area Total:82.11
Population Total:auto
Postal Code:517310
Area Code:(+40) 02 58

Gârda de Sus (Hungarian: Felsőgirda; German: Obergierd) is a commune located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 1,415 as of 2021, and is composed of seventeen villages: Biharia, Dealu Frumos, Dealu Ordâncușii, Dobrești, Gârda de Sus, Gârda Seacă (Alsógirda), Ghețari (Jégbarlang), Hănășești, Huzărești, Izvoarele, Munună, Ocoale, Plai, Pliști, Scoarța, Snide, and Sucești.

The main village of the commune is located northwest of Câmpeni. It houses a wooded church built in 1792 with naive paintings inside. It is also the starting point for the hikes to the Ordâncușa gorges, the glacier of Scărișoara and the Padiș plateau.