Vinţu de Jos

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Vinţu de Jos (German: Alwitz, Alwintz, Hungarian: Alvinc) is a commune located in Alba county, Romania. Its current mayor, as of 2006, is Alexandru Danciu (Democratic Party of Romania).

The commune has a population of 5,213 ( according to the 2002 census) and encomprises the villages of Vinţu de Jos, Inuri, Dealu Ferului, Gura Cuţului, Haţegana and Valea Vinţului. The main village has a large train station and houses a shoe factory.

Vinţu de Jos' touristical objectives are the ruins of George Martinuzzi's Renaissance castle and of a former Dominican monastery.

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