Cetatea de Baltă
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 Cetatea de Baltă
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| Coordinates: 46°15′N 24°10′E / 46.25°N 24.167°E | |
| Country |  Romania |
| County | Alba County |
| Population (2002)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,217 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Cetatea de Baltă (Hungarian: Küküllővár; German: Kokelburg) is a commune in Alba County, Romania with a population of 3217. It is located between Târnăveni at 15 kilometers and Blaj at 21 kilometers on the county road DJ 117. The commune is composed of four villages: Cetatea de Baltă, Crăciunelu de Sus (Christendorf; Felsőkarácsonyfalva), Sântămărie (Frauenkirch; Boldogfalva) and Tătârlaua (Taterloch; Felsőtatárlaka).
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[edit] Population
According to the 2002 census, the commune has 3217 inhabitans, including of whom 53.6% are Romanians, 25.9% Roma, 19.4% Hungarians and 0.9% Germans.
The villages by ethnic majority:
| In Romanian | In Hungarian | Ethnic majority |
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| Cetatea de Baltă | Küküllővár | Romanians |
| Crăciunelu de Sus | Felsőkarácsonfalva | Romanians |
| Săntămărie | Boldogfalva | Hungarians |
| Tătârlaua | Felsőtatárlaka | Roma |
[edit] Touristic sights
- The Bethlen Castle, built in the 16th century in the French Renaissance style and restored in the 17th-18th centuries in the Baroque style.
- A fortress (1st century BC-1st century AD), today only ruins.
- The Reformed Church, a 13th century building.
[edit] Economy
The most important economic resource is agriculture. Cetatea de Baltă is part of the Târnave Vineyard, making viticulture an essential component of the local economy.
[edit] References
- ^ (Romanian) "Cetatea de Baltă", at the Erdélyi Magyar Adatbank's Recensământ 2002; Retrieved on September 4, 2009
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