Alţâna

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Alţâna
Alţâna (Romania )
Alţâna
Alţâna
Location of Alţâna, Sibiu
Coordinates: 45°55′41″N 24°27′44″E / 45.92806, 24.46222
Country Flag of Romania Romania
County Sibiu County
Status Commune
Founded 1291 (first official record)
Government
 - Mayor Brezaie Vasile (Democratic Party)
Area
 - Total 83.32 km² (32.2 sq mi)
Population (2002)
 - Total 1,621
 - Density 19.5/km² (50.5/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal Code 557005
Website: http://www.cjsibiu.ro/ro/altana.php

Alţâna (German: Alzen) is a commune in the north of the Sibiu County, in central Romania (in the informal region of Transylvania). It was one of the most important villages of the Transylvanian Saxon seat of Nocrich.