Pianu (german: Pien; hu, Felsőpián) is a commune located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 3,390 and is composed of five villages: Pianu de Jos (''Alsópián''), Pianu de Sus (the commune center), Plaiuri (''Plaintelep''), Purcăreți (''Sebespurkerec'') and Strungari (''Sztrugár''). The commune is situated in the southwestern part of Alba County, some south of the county seat, Alba Iulia. It is traversed from south to north (first through Pianu de Sus and then Pianu de Jos) by the

Pianul The Pianul ( hu, Pián-patak) is a left tributary of the river Mureș in Transylvania, Romania. It discharges into the Mureș in Vințu de Jos Vințu de Jos, also known as ''Vinț'' (german: Unter-Wintz, Winzendorf, Alvinz, Weinsdorf; hu, Alvin ...

river. There are traces in Pianu of settlements dating back to the

Roman period The Roman Empire ( la, Imperium Romanum ; grc-gre, Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων, Basileía tôn Rhōmaíōn) was the post-Roman Republic, Republican period of ancient Rome. As a polity, it included large territorial holdings aro ...

, when the 13th Twin Legion had encampments in the area. The commune was first attested in the 12th century; Pianu de Sus was attested in a deed registered in 1454 in Sibiu.

Natives

* Ioan Neag

References

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