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Poșaga
Poșaga (; ) is a commune located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 835 as of 2021, and is composed of seven villages: Corțești, Incești (''Jencsest''), Lunca (''Aranyoslonka''), Orăști (''Orest''), Poșaga de Jos (the commune center; ''Alsópodsága''), Poșaga de Sus (''Felsőpodsága'') and Săgagea (''Szegázs''). The commune is situated in the Apuseni Mountains, between the Trascău Mountains and , at the confluence of the Poșaga and Arieș rivers. It is located in the northern part of the county, on the border with Cluj County. The villages of Lunca and Poșaga de Jos are crossed by national road ; Baia de Arieș is to the west and Turda is to the east. The is a protected area along the river Poșaga, between Poșaga de Jos and Poșaga de Sus. Leon Șușman, the leader of an armed anti-communist resistance group from the 1950s, died in Poșaga de Sus in a shootout with Securitate The Department of State Security (), commonly kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poșaga (river)
The Poșaga is a small river in the Apuseni Mountains, Alba County, western Romania. It is a left tributary of the river Arieș. It flows through the municipality Poșaga, and joins the Arieș near the village Poșaga de Jos. e-calauza.ro It is fed by several smaller streams, including Incești, Săgagea and Belioara. Its length is and its basin size is . References Rivers of Romania Rivers of Alba County {{Alba-river-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leon Șușman
Leon Șușman (June 10, 1910 – July 19, 1957) was a member of the Fascism, fascist paramilitary organization the Iron Guard who, following the Soviet occupation of Romania and establishment of the Socialist Republic of Romania, Romanian People's Republic, became the leader of an Romanian anti-communist resistance movement, anti-communist paramilitary group in the Apuseni Mountains. Șușman was born in Unirea, Alba, Măhăceni, Alba County on June 10, 1910, in a family of Romanian Greek Catholic Church, Greek-Catholic peasants. After graduating with a law degree from the Babeș-Bolyai University, University of Cluj, he joined the Iron Guard. In 1941 he was sentenced to 10 years in prison for his participation in the Legionnaires' rebellion and Bucharest pogrom; however, he escaped capture and fled to the Apuseni Mountains. In 1945, following an agreement between Iron Guard leader Nicolae Petrașcu (Iron Guard), Nicolae Petrașcu and Interior Minister Teohari Georgescu which grant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |