Sălciua

Sălciua
Commune
Location in Alba County
Sălciua Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°24′N 23°25′E / 46.400°N 23.417°E / 46.400; 23.417
Country	Romania
County	Alba County
Population (2002)^[1]
• Total	1,785
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Sălciua (Hungarian: Szolcsva; German: Sundorf) is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Dealu Caselor (Hegyik), Dumești, Sălciua de Jos (the commune center; Alsószolcsva), Sălciua de Sus (Felsőszolcsva), Sub Piatră (Búvópatak) and Valea Largă (Malompataka). It has a population of 1,785.

Geography

Sălciua village is situated in the north of Alba County, Arieş valley, 100 km from Alba Iulia and 15 km from Baia de Aries, the nearest town, near the national road DN 75 : Câmpeni - Sălciua - Turda.

Located near the basin of Aries river, in between Trascău Mountains and the Great Mountain, it has a specific mountain landscape developed on limestone and crystalline schists. The altitude varies between 700 and 1400 m. The big Aries meadow offers favorable conditions for agriculture, the large crop areas leading to the area being named the "Bărăgan of the Apuseni Mountains".

The great variety of karst topography, with its spectacular flora and fauna and climatic characteristics make it a big tourist attraction. The village also has historic wooden churches.

History

In 1925, a few Romanian families were relocated in Banat, where they founded Salciua Noua village (the New Salciua) from Timis county.

Sights

„Cuvioasa Parascheva” wooden church (1798)in Sub Piatra village
„Sfânta Treime” and „Sfântul Ilie” wooden church (1782) in Valea Larga village
Huda lui Păpară cave
Poarta Zmeilor (Gate of dragons) cave
"Vânătările Ponorului" natural reervation
"Scarita-Sesul Craiului" natural reservation
"Detunata" (the Roar) geological reservation

References

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

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Alba County, Romania

Cities	Alba Iulia (county seat) Aiud Blaj Sebeș

Towns	Abrud Baia de Arieș Câmpeni Cugir Ocna Mureș Teiuș Zlatna

Communes	Albac Almașu Mare Arieșeni Avram Iancu Berghin Bistra Blandiana Bucerdea Grânoasă Bucium Câlnic Cenade Cergău Ceru-Băcăinți Cetatea de Baltă Ciugud Ciuruleasa Crăciunelu de Jos Cricău Cut Daia Română Doștat Fărău Galda de Jos Gârbova Gârda de Sus Hopârta Horea Ighiu Întregalde Jidvei Livezile Lopadea Nouă Lunca Mureșului Lupșa Meteș Mihalț Mirăslău Mogoș Noșlac Ocoliș Ohaba Pianu Poiana Vadului Ponor Poșaga Rădești Râmeț Rimetea Roșia de Secaș Roșia Montană Sălciua Săliștea Sâncel Săsciori Sântimbru Scărișoara Stremț Șibot Sohodol Șpring Șugag Șona Unirea Vârtop Vadu Moților Valea Lungă Vidra Vințu de Jos

Coordinates: 46°24′N 23°25′E / 46.400°N 23.417°E / 46.400; 23.417

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