Pianu
Appearance
Pianu | |
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![]() Evangelical church in Pianu de Jos | |
![]() Location in Alba County | |
Coordinates:45°56′N23°29′E/ 45.933°N 23.483°E | |
Country | Romania |
County | Alba |
Government | |
• Mayor(2020–2024) | Marin-Ioan Petruse[1](PNL) |
Area | 115 km2(44 sq mi) |
Elevation | 319 m (1,047 ft) |
Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 3,375 |
• Density | 29/km2(76/sq mi) |
Time zone | EET/EEST(UTC+2/+3) |
Postal code | 517535 |
Area code | (+40) 02 58 |
Vehicle reg. | AB |
Website | www |
Pianu(German:Pien) is acommunelocated inAlba County,Transylvania,Romania.It has a population of 3,375 in 2021 and is composed of five villages: Pianu de Jos, Pianu de Sus (the commune center), Plaiuri, Purcăreți and Strungari.
The commune is situated in the southwestern part of Alba County, some 25 km (16 mi) south of the county seat,Alba Iulia.It is traversed from south to north (first through Pianu de Sus and then Pianu de Jos) by thePianulriver.[3]
There are traces in Pianu of settlements dating back to theRoman period,when the13th Twin Legionhad encampments in the area. The commune was first attested in the 12th century; Pianu de Sus was attested in a deed registered in 1454 inSibiu.[3]
InRomanian | InGerman | InHungarian |
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Pianu de Jos | Deutsch Pien | Alsópián |
Pianu de Sus | Rumänisch Pien | Felsőpián |
Plaiuri | Plaintelep | |
Purcăreți | Sebespurkerec | |
Strungari | Sztrugár |
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1850 | 3,634 | — |
1900 | 4,080 | +12.3% |
1941 | 4,269 | +4.6% |
1977 | 4,123 | −3.4% |
1992 | 3,552 | −13.8% |
2002 | 3,390 | −4.6% |
2011 | 3,082 | −9.1% |
2021 | 3,375 | +9.5% |
Source:INS, Census data |
Natives
[edit]- Ioan Neag(born 1994), footballer
References
[edit]- ^"Results of the 2020 local elections".Central Electoral Bureau.Retrieved6 June2021.
- ^"Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021"(XLS).National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ab"Primăria Pianu: prezentare locală"(in Romanian).RetrievedMay 10,2020.