Blăjel
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Blăjel | |
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 Church in Blăjel | |
 Location in Sibiu County | |
  Blăjel Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 46°13′N 24°19′E / 46.217°N 24.317°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Sibiu |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2028) | Marius Mărginean (PNL) |
Area | 34.02 km2 (13.14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 344 m (1,129 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 1,967 |
| • Density | 57.82/km2 (149.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 557050 |
| Area code | +40 x59 |
| Vehicle reg. | SB |
| Website | primariablajel |
Blăjel (German: Kleinblasendorf; Hungarian: Balázstelke) is a commune located in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Blăjel, Păucea (Puschendorf; Pócstelke), and Romanești (Kalibák).
The commune is located in the northern part of the county, 65 km (40 mi) from the county seat, Sibiu. It sits on the Transylvanian Plateau, on the border with Mureș County and close to the border with Alba County. Its neighbors are: the city of Târnăveni to the north, the city of Mediaș to the south, Dârlos commune to the east, and Bazna commune to the west. Blăjel is traversed by national road DN14A, which runs from Mediaș to Târnăveni and on to Iernut.[2]
At the 2011 census, the commune had 2,284 inhabitants; of those, 68.9% were Romanians, 18.1% Roma, 12.1% Hungarians, and 0.7% Germans. At the 2021 census, Blăjel had a population of 1,967; of those, 65.18% were Romanians, 16.12% Roma, and 8.74% Hungarians.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics. 1 December 2021.
- ↑ "Descriere". primariablajel.ro (in Romanian). Blăjel town hall. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
- ↑ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
Lutheran church in Blăjel
Greek Catholic church in Blăjel
Romanian Orthodox church in Păucea
Lutheran church in Păucea
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