"Facts about Alba county" Judetul Alba by dunemaire

Judetul Alba Travel Guide: 40 reviews and 84 photos

Alba county's coat of arms - Judetul Alba

Area: 6,242 km2
Population(e2002): 382,747
Capital: Alba Iulia (66,406, e2002)
3 cities-municipia Alba Iulia, Aiud, Blaj
8 towns- Abrud, Baia-de-Aries,, Câmpeni, Cugir, Ocna-Mures,, Sebes,-Alba, Teius,, Zlatna
Communes: 65
Nationalities (2002)
romanians 346,059 (90.4%)
hungarians 20,684 (5.4%)
rroma 14,306 (3.8%)
germans 1,311
italians 112
ukrainians 39
jewish 27
turks 24
ruten 13
other 172

Villages: 656

Pros and Cons

Pros:beautiful landscapes, old cities
Cons:none I can think of
In a nutshell:worth visiting

Intro Written Jan 3, 2005
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robertop Mar 12, 2006 at 11:17 AM Report Abuse

Note that in Alba you list 112 Italians .Some are enrolled in a Italian community(whose ancestors emigrated from Friuli and Veneto to Romania at beginning of the century ).In Sebes there is a community formed of their descendants .
Mique Jan 25, 2005 at 4:40 AM Report Abuse

Definitely worth visiting!