Berghin (german: Blutroth; hu, Berve) is a

commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

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 2,169 and is composed of four villages: Berghin, Ghirbom (''Oláhgorbó''), Henig (''Henningsdorf''; ''Henningfalva'') and Straja (''Őregyháza''). The commune is located in the east-central part of the county, on the left side of the

Mureș River Mureș may refer to: * Mureș County, Romania * Mureș (river) in Romania and Hungary (''Maros'') * Mureș culture, a Bronze Age culture from Romania See also * Târgu Mureș, the capital of Mureș County * Ocna Mureș Ocna Mureș (; la, Sali ...

, about east of 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 ...

. According to the census from 2011 there was a total population of 1,893 people living in this commune. Of this population, 89.75% are ethnic

Romanians The Romanians ( ro, români, ; dated exonym '' Vlachs'') are a Romance-speaking ethnic group. Sharing a common Romanian culture and ancestry, and speaking the Romanian language, they live primarily in Romania and Moldova. The 2011 Roman ...

, 4.28% ethnic

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, and 1.27% are ethnic

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. The dates from 1688.

Natives

Zenovie Pâclișanu Zenovie Pâclișanu (1 May 1886 – 1957 or 1958) was an Austria-Hungary, Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian historian, diplomat and cleric. A native of Transylvania, he completed a doctorate at Vienna, and during the 1910s was active in the cultural ...

References

Alba Iulia National Museum of the Union 2011 - Petresti Culture Pottery Belonging to a Ritual Complex from Ghirbom

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