Rădești, Alba

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Rădești
Tompaháza
Commune
Location in Alba County
Rădești
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°16′N 23°43′E / 46.267°N 23.717°E / 46.267; 23.717
Country  Romania
County Alba County
Population (2002)[1]
  Total 1,398
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Rădești (formerly Tâmpăhaza; German: Thomaskirch; Hungarian: Tompaháza) is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. It has a population of 1,398. It is composed of four villages: Leorinț (Laurentzi; Lőrincréve), Meșcreac (Weichseldorf; Meggykerék), Rădești and Șoimuș (Magyarsolymos).

At the 2011 census, 78.1% of inhabitants were Romanians, 19.3% Hungarians and 2.4% Roma. 63.7% were Romanian Orthodox, 21.4% Reformed and 14% Greek-Catholic.

References

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

Coordinates: 46°16′N 23°43′E / 46.267°N 23.717°E / 46.267; 23.717


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