Alţâna
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| Alţâna | |
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| — Commune — | |
| Location of Alţâna, Sibiu | |
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| Coordinates: 45°55′41″N 24°27′44″E / 45.92806°N 24.46222°ECoordinates: 45°55′41″N 24°27′44″E / 45.92806°N 24.46222°E | |
| Country |  Romania |
| County | Sibiu County |
| Status | Commune |
| Founded | 1291 (first official record) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Brezaie Vasile (Democratic Party) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 83.32 km2 (32.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 1,621 |
| • Density | 19.5/km2 (51/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Postal Code | 557005 |
| Website | http://www.cjsibiu.ro/ro/altana.php |
Alţâna (German: Alzen) is a commune in the north of Sibiu County, central Romania, in the informal region of Transylvania. It is composed of three villages: Alţâna, Beneşti and Ghijasa de Sus.
Alţâna was one of the most important villages of the Transylvanian Saxon seat of Nocrich.
[edit] Natives
- Sir Alexander Cockburn, 12th Baronet, English lawyer, politician and judge
