Ciugud ( hu, Maroscsüged; german: Schenkendorf) is a commune located in the central part of 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 ...

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. It is composed of six villages: Ciugud, Drâmbar (''Drombár''), Hăpria (''Oláhherepe''), Șeușa (''Sóspatak''), Teleac (''Újcsongvaitelep'') and Limba (''Dumbrava'' from 1960 to 2004; ''Lombfalva''). 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 ...

, on the left bank 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 Târgu Mureș (, ; hu, Marosvásárhely ) is the seat of Mureș C ...

, across 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 ...

. It borders Sântimbru and

Berghin Berghin (german: Blutroth; hu, Berve) is a commune located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 2,169 and is composed of four villages: Berghin, Ghirbom (''Oláhgorbó''), Henig (''Henningsdorf''; ''Henningfalva'') an ...

communes to the north,

Oarda de Jos 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 historic ...

village to the south, the city of Alba Iulia to the west, and

Daia Română Daia Română (german: Dallendorf, Luprechttal; hu, Oláhdálya, Dálya) is a commune located in the southeastern part of Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. As of 2021, it has a population of 3,051. It is composed of a single village, Daia R ...

commune to the east. The administrative center of the commune is in Ciugud village, which is from the center of Alba Iulia, on county roads DJ 107C and DJ 107. According to the census from 2011 there was a total population of 3,048 people living in this commune, of which 96.49% 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 ...

. The Theodora Golf Club is located in Ciugud. Inaugurated in 2017, it is a par 6 course; with a length of , it is one of the longest golf courses in Europe.

References

Alba Iulia National Museum of the Union 2011 - Ritual Vessel from the Teleac Hillfort-1

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