Hopârta (; ) is a commune located in

Alba County Alba County () is a county (județ) of Romania located in the historic region of Transylvania. Its capital is Alba Iulia, a city with a population of 63,536. Name "Alba", meaning "white" in Latin and Romanian, is derived from the name of the ...

Transylvania Transylvania ( or ; ; or ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Siweberjen'') is a List of historical regions of Central Europe, historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and ...

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. It has a population of 1,128 as of 2021. It is composed of five villages: Hopârta, Silivaș (''Mikószilvás''), Șpălnaca (''Ispánlaka''), Turdaș (''Oláhtordos''), and Vama Seacă (''Szárazvámtanya'').

Geography

The commune is situated on the

Transylvanian Plateau The Transylvanian Plateau (; ) is a plateau in central Romania. Description The plateau lies within and takes its name from the historical region of Transylvania, and is almost entirely surrounded by the Eastern Carpathians, Eastern, Southern ...

, in the northeastern corner of the county. The river

Fărău Fărău (; ) is a commune located in northeastern part of Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Fărău, Heria (''Hari''), Medveș (''Nagymedvés''), Sânbenedic (''Magyarszentbenedek'') and Șilea (''Magyarsülye' ...

flows north through Vama Seacă, discharging into the Mureș near

Noșlac Noșlac (; ) is a commune located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Căptălan (''Maroskáptalan''), Copand (''Maroskoppánd''), Găbud (''Gábod''), Noșlac, Stâna de Mureș (''Maroscsúcs''), and Valea Ciuc ...

. Hopârta has the following neighbors: the town of

Ocna Mureș Ocna Mureș (; , , ) is a town in Alba County, Romania, located in the north-eastern corner of the county, near the Mureș River. The town administers five villages: Cisteiu de Mureș (''Magyarcsesztve''), Micoșlaca (''Miklóslaka''), Războien ...

to the west and northwest, Noșlac commune to the northeast,

and Șona communes to the east, and Lopadea Nouă commune to the south and southeast. It is traversed by

county road A county highway (also county road or county route; usually abbreviated CH or CR) is a road in the United States and in the Canadian province of Ontario that is designated and/or maintained by the county highway department. Route numbering can ...

DJ107E, which connects the city of

Aiud Aiud (; , , Hungarian pronunciation: ; ) is a city located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. The city's population is 21,307 (2021). It has the status of municipiu. The city derives its name ultimately from Saint Giles (Aegidius), to whom t ...

, to the west, to Vama Seacă, and then on via DJ107D, to Ocna Mureș. is traversed by

DJ107E, which connects the city of

, to the west, to Vama Seacă, and then on via DJ107D, to Ocna Mureș.

Dacian bracelets from Șpălnaca

A trove of Dacian bracelets dating from the Bronze Age IV and Iron Age I (10th–9th centuries BC) have been discovered at Șpălnaca. The bracelets have decorations of geometric characters of chiseled or engraved lines.

Natives

* Ioan Andone (born 1960), footballer * (1918–1977), veterinarian, corresponding member of the Romanian Academy

References

External links

* Communes in Alba County Localities in Transylvania {{Alba-geo-stub