Blandiana (german: Stumpach; hu, Maroskarna) is a

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located in Alba County,

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. It has a population of 1,187 and is composed of five villages: Acmariu (''Akmár''), Blandiana, Ibru, Poieni and Răcătău (''Rakató''). The commune is located on the right bank of the river Mureș, at a distance of from the county seat,

Alba Iulia Alba Iulia (; german: Karlsburg or ''Carlsburg'', formerly ''Weißenburg''; hu, Gyulafehérvár; la, Apulum) is a city that serves as the seat of Alba County in the west-central part of Romania. Located on the Mureș River in the historica ...

. Blandiana borders the following localities: Meteș and Zlatna to the north,

Vințu de Jos Vințu de Jos, also known as ''Vinț'' (german: Unter-Wintz, Winzendorf, Alvinz, Weinsdorf; hu, Alvinc; la, Binstum; tr, Aşağı Vinçazvar), is a commune located in the centre of Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of eighteen ...

to the east, Săliștea and Șibot to the south, and Ceru-Băcăinți to the west.

Attractions

*Wooden church (1768, renovated in the 19th century) in Acmariu village. * Piatra Tomii Nature Reserve. *The Romanian Orthodox Church of the Holy Archangels, replacing a wooden church built in 1890. The new church is different from others because of the wooden bell tower. The relatively low nave with a semicircular wooden ceiling extends over the apse.

Cultural references

Poet

Ana Blandiana Ana Blandiana (; pen name of Otilia Valeria Coman; born 25 March 1942, in Timișoara) is a Romanian poet, essayist, and political figure. She is considered one of the famous contemporary Romanian authors. She took her name after Blandiana, nea ...

took her name after the commune, which is located near

, her mother's home village.

References

Alba Iulia National Museum of the Union 2011 - Celtic Pot with Anthropomorphic Handles from Blandiana

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