Hopârta (german: Meerport; hu, Háporton) is a

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located in Alba County,

Transylvania Transylvania ( ro, Ardeal or ; hu, Erdély; german: Siebenbürgen) is a historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and south its natural border is the Carpathian Mountains, and to the west the Ap ...

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. It has a population of 1,152 (2011). 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 ( ro, Podișul Transilvaniei; hu, Erdélyi-medence) is a plateau in central Romania. The plateau lies within and takes its name from the historical region of Transylvania, and is almost entirely surrounded by the East ...

, in the northeastern corner of the county. The river Fărău flows north through Vama Seacă, discharging into the Mureș near Noșlac. Hopârta has the following neighbors: the town of

Ocna Mureș Ocna Mureș (; la, Salinae, hu, Marosújvár, german: Miereschhall) is a town in Alba County, Romania, located in the north-eastern corner of the county, near the Mureș River. The town is situated next to a large deposit of salt, mined in the ...

to the west and northwest, Noșlac commune to the northeast, Fărău and Șona communes to the east, and Lopadea Nouă commune to the south and southeast. It is traversed by

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DJ107E, which connects the city of

Aiud Aiud (; la, Brucla, hu, Nagyenyed, Hungarian pronunciation: ; german: Straßburg am Mieresch) is a city located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. The city's population is 22,876. It has the status of municipality and is the 2nd-largest c ...

, 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