Cut, Alba

Coordinates: 45°56′N 23°40′E / 45.933°N 23.667°E / 45.933; 23.667
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Cut
Orthodox church in Cut
Orthodox church in Cut
Location in Alba County
Location in Alba County
Cut is located in Romania
Cut
Cut
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°56′N 23°40′E / 45.933°N 23.667°E / 45.933; 23.667
CountryRomania
CountyAlba
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Sorin-Gheorghe Bâscă[1] (PNL)
Area
30.8 km2 (11.9 sq mi)
Elevation
284 m (932 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
1,054
 • Density34/km2 (89/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
517206
Vehicle reg.AB
Websitewww.comunacut.ro

Cut (German: Kokt, Quellendorf; Hungarian: Kútfalva) is a commune located in the southeastern part of Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Cut.

The commune is situated on the Secașelor Plateau [ro], in the southwestern part of the Transylvanian Plateau. It is located in the south-central part of Alba County, about 10 km (6.2 mi) southeast of Sebeș and 14 km (8.7 mi) northwest of Miercurea Sibiului. Cut was first attested in 1291, under the name terra Kut.[3]

The commune has a railway station that serves the CFR Line 200.[4]

At the 2021 census, Cut had a population of 1,054. According to the census from 2011, there was a total population of 1,075 people living in this commune, of which 97.3% were ethnic Romanians and 1.58% were ethnic Romani.

Septimiu Albini (1861–1919) spent his childhood in Cut, where his family originated from. The primary school in Cut is named after Albini and features a medallion with his likeness, while a statue of him stands before the mayor's office.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. ^ "Primăria comunei Cut" (in Romanian). Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  4. ^ "Gara CFR Cut hc din Cut". cut.merstren.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  5. ^ "Cutul se mândrește cu Septimiu Albini". www.sebesinfo.ro (in Romanian). Sebeș Info. October 1, 2014. Retrieved July 31, 2021.