Poșaga
Poșaga (German: Puschendorf; Hungarian: Podsága) is a commune located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 835 as of 2021, and is composed of seven villages: Corțești, Incești (Jencsest), Lunca (Aranyoslonka), Orăști (Orest), Poșaga de Jos (the commune center; Alsópodsága), Poșaga de Sus (Felsőpodsága) and Săgagea (Szegázs).
Poșaga | |
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Lunca Arieșului (Poșaga), seen from Ugerului Peak | |
Location in Alba County | |
Poșaga Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 46°28′N 23°23′E / 46.467°N 23.383°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Alba |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Ionel Bulgăr (PNL) |
| Area | 136.28 km2 (52.62 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 455 m (1,493 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 835 |
| • Density | 6.1/km2 (16/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 517575 |
| Area code | +40 x58 |
| Vehicle reg. | AB |
| Website | comunaposaga |
The commune is situated in the Apuseni Mountains, between the Trascău Mountains and Muntele Mare, at the confluence of the Poșaga and Arieș rivers. It is located in the northern part of the county, on the border with Cluj County. The villages of Lunca and Poșaga de Jos are crossed by national road DN76; Baia de Arieș is 23 km (14 mi) to the west and Turda is 40 km (25 mi) to the east. The Poșaga Gorge is a 10 ha (25 acres) protected area along the river Poșaga, between Poșaga de Jos and Poșaga de Sus.
Leon Șușman, the leader of an armed anti-communist resistance group from the 1950s, died in Poșaga de Sus in a shootout with Securitate troops in July 1957.
External links edit
- Poșaga: the authentic Transylvanian village community on YouTube
References edit
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- Poșaga de Jos
- Poșaga de Sus
- Wooden church in Poșaga de Sus
- Poșaga Hermitage