Cetatea de Baltă

Cetatea de Baltă
—  Commune  —
Location in Alba County
Cetatea de Baltă
Location in Romania
Coordinates:
Country  Romania
County Alba County
Population (2002)[1]
 • Total 3,217
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Cetatea de Baltă (Hungarian: Küküllővár; German: Kokelburg) is a commune in Alba County, Romania with a population of 3217. It is located between Târnăveni at 15 kilometers and Blaj at 21 kilometers on the county road DJ 117. The commune is composed of four villages: Cetatea de Baltă, Crăciunelu de Sus (Christendorf; Felsőkarácsonyfalva), Sântămărie (Frauenkirch; Boldogfalva) and Tătârlaua (Taterloch; Felsőtatárlaka).

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Population

According to the 2002 census, the commune has 3217 inhabitans, including of whom 53.6% are Romanians, 25.9% Roma, 19.4% Hungarians and 0.9% Germans.

The villages by ethnic majority:

In Romanian In Hungarian Ethnic majority
Cetatea de Baltă Küküllővár Romanians
Crăciunelu de Sus Felsőkarácsonfalva Romanians
Săntămărie Boldogfalva Hungarians
Tătârlaua Felsőtatárlaka Roma

Touristic sights

Economy

The most important economic resource is agriculture. Cetatea de Baltă is part of the Târnave Vineyard, making viticulture an essential component of the local economy.

References

  1. ^ (Romanian) "Cetatea de Baltă", at the Erdélyi Magyar Adatbank's Recensământ 2002; Retrieved on September 4, 2009