"Șilea" redirects here. For Șilea Nirajului village, see Măgherani.
Fărău (German: Brenndorf; Hungarian: Magyarforró) is a commune located in northeastern part of Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Fărău, Heria (Hari), Medveș (Nagymedvés), Sânbenedic (Magyarszentbenedek) and Șilea (Magyarsülye).
Fărău borders to the east and northeast Bichiș commune, to the southeast Jidvei commune, to the south and southwest Șona commune, to the west Hopârta commune, and to the north and northwest Noșlac commune.[2]
According to the census from 2011 there was a total population of 1,569 people living in this commune, of which 69.66% were ethnic Romanians, 22.18% ethnic Hungarians, and 4.4% ethnic Romani. At the 2021 census, Fărău had a population of 1,303, of which 78.59% were Romanians and 11.59% Hungarians.
There are several wooden churches in the commune, including:
The Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel Church [ro] in Fărău village, built in 1762.
The Saint Nicholas Church in Sânbenedic village, built in the 18th century.
The Holy Archangels Church in Sânbenedic village, built in 1775.
The Saint Nicholas Church in Șilea village, built in the 18th century.
fărău, river, alba, county, river, Șilea, redirects, here, Șilea, nirajului, village, măgherani, german, brenndorf, hungarian, magyarforró, commune, located, northeastern, part, alba, county, transylvania, romania, composed, five, villages, heria, hari, medveș. For the river in Alba County see Fărău river Șilea redirects here For Șilea Nirajului village see Măgherani Fărău German Brenndorf Hungarian Magyarforro is a commune located in northeastern part of Alba County Transylvania Romania It is composed of five villages Fărău Heria Hari Medveș Nagymedves Sanbenedic Magyarszentbenedek and Șilea Magyarsulye Fărău MagyarforroCommuneView of ȘileaCoat of armsLocation in Alba CountyFărăuLocation in RomaniaCoordinates 46 20 29 N 24 00 21 E 46 34139 N 24 00583 E 46 34139 24 00583CountryRomaniaCountyAlbaGovernment Mayor 2020 2024 Ioan Stoia PNL Area81 48 km2 31 46 sq mi Elevation404 m 1 325 ft Population 2021 12 01 1 1 303 Density16 km2 41 sq mi Time zoneEET EEST UTC 2 3 Postal code517280Area code 40 02 58Vehicle reg ABWebsitewww wbr primariafarau wbr roThe commune is situated on the Transylvanian Plateau on the border with Mureș County at a distance of 58 km 36 mi from the county seat Alba Iulia It lies at the divide between the Mureș River and Tarnava Mică River valleys The Fărău river a left tributary of the Mureș flows through the commune Fărău borders to the east and northeast Bichiș commune to the southeast Jidvei commune to the south and southwest Șona commune to the west Hoparta commune and to the north and northwest Noșlac commune 2 According to the census from 2011 there was a total population of 1 569 people living in this commune of which 69 66 were ethnic Romanians 22 18 ethnic Hungarians and 4 4 ethnic Romani At the 2021 census Fărău had a population of 1 303 of which 78 59 were Romanians and 11 59 Hungarians There are several wooden churches in the commune including The Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel Church ro in Fărău village built in 1762 The Saint Nicholas Church in Sanbenedic village built in the 18th century The Holy Archangels Church in Sanbenedic village built in 1775 The Saint Nicholas Church in Șilea village built in the 18th century Historical populationYearPop 1750516 1766531 2 9 18311 016 91 3 18541 019 0 3 18541 019 0 0 1857930 8 7 19001 119 20 3 19101 124 0 4 19201 075 4 4 19301 239 15 3 20021 909 54 1 20111 569 17 8 20211 303 17 0 Source Census data 3 References edit Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de varstă pe județe și municipii orașe comune la 1 decembrie 2021 XLS National Institute of Statistics Comuna Fărău Presezentarea Generală www primariafarau ro in Romanian Fărău townhall Retrieved August 15 2021 Fărău repere istorice și culturale www primariafarau ro in Romanian Fărău townhall Retrieved August 15 2021 nbsp Wooden church in Fărău nbsp Archangels wooden church of Sanbenedic nbsp Saint Nicholas wooden church of Sanbenedic nbsp This Alba County location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fărău amp oldid 1192412862, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
