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Scărișoara (Hungarian: Aranyosfő, German: Skerischora) is a commune located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of fourteen villages: Bârlești, Botești (Botesbánya), Fața-Lăzești, Florești, Lăzești (Lezest), Lespezea, Maței, Negești, Preluca, Runc, Scărișoara, Sfoartea, Știuleți, and Trâncești.

Scărișoara
Commune
View of Scărișoara
Location in Alba County
Scărișoara
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°27′24″N 22°52′26″E
CountryRomania
CountyAlba
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Cristian-Vasile Costea[1] (PNL)
Area
94.41 km2 (36.45 sq mi)
Elevation
700 m (2,300 ft)
Highest elevation
1,399 m (4,590 ft)
Population
 (2011)[2]
1,661
 • Density18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
517680
Area code(+40) 02 58
Vehicle reg.AB
Websitewww.scarisoara.ro

The commune is situated in the Țara Moților ethnogeographical region of the Apuseni Mountains, at the foot of the Bihor Massif. Most of the component villages lie at an altitude of over 1,000 m (3,300 ft), with Preluca at 1,300 m (4,300 ft) and Runc at 1,340 m (4,400 ft). The surface area is 9,441 ha (23,330 acres), with about 75% forrested land and 20% agricultural land.[3]

Scărișoara is located in the northwestern corner of Alba County, on the border with Cluj County and near the border with Bihor County. The nearest town is Câmpeni, 29 km (18 mi) to the southeast; the county capital, Alba Iulia is some further 80 km (50 mi) away, in the same general direction.

The commune is crossed by national road DN17 [ro], which runs from a major junction in Turda, Cluj County, through Câmpeni and Scărișoara, and on to Ștei, Bihor County, where it connects to European route E79.

The Scărișoara Cave is some 9 km (5.6 mi) to the northwest, on the territory of the neighboring commune of Gârda de Sus.

As of the 2011, the commune had a population of 1,661, of which 82% were ethnic Romanians and 15.29% Roma.


References


  1. "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  2. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. "Localizare". scarisoara.ro (in Romanian). Scărișoara. Retrieved January 29, 2022.



Church in Scărișoara
Church in Scărișoara

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На других языках

- [en] Scărișoara, Alba

[ru] Скэришоара

Скэришоара (рум. Scărișoara) — коммуна в составе жудеца Алба (Румыния).


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