Abrud

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Abrud
Town
Abrud.seara.jpg
Coat of arms of Abrud
Coat of arms
Location in Alba County
Location in Alba County
Abrud is located in Romania
Abrud
Abrud
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°16′26″N 23°3′48″E / 46.27389°N 23.06333°E / 46.27389; 23.06333Coordinates: 46°16′26″N 23°3′48″E / 46.27389°N 23.06333°E / 46.27389; 23.06333
CountryRomania
CountyAlba
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Cristian Albu[1] (PNL)
Area
32.00 km2 (12.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
5,072
 • Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.AB
Websitewww.primaria-abrud.ro

Abrud (Latin: Abruttus;[3] Hungarian: Abrudbánya; German: Großschlatten) is a town in the north-western part of Alba County, Transylvania, Romania, located on the river Abrud. It administers three villages: Abrud-Sat (Abrudfalva), Gura Cornei (Szarvaspataktorka) and Soharu (Szuhár).

Population[]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1912 2,938—    
1930 2,468−16.0%
1948 2,656+7.6%
1956 4,411+66.1%
1966 5,150+16.8%
1977 5,315+3.2%
1992 6,729+26.6%
2002 6,803+1.1%
2011 4,944−27.3%
Source: INS, Census data

According to the census from 2011 there was a total population of 4,944 people living in this commune. Of this population, 96.66% are ethnic Romanians, 0.86% are ethnic Hungarians and 0.53% ethnic Romani.[4]

Name[]

Although first recorded only in 1271 in the form terra Obruth, the name of the town might have derived from a supposed (not attested) Dacian word for gold, *obrud.[5] The town's modern name reflects a characteristic vowel shift (from o to a) of the medieval Hungarian language.[5]

History[]

Antiquity[]

See also: Castellum of Abrud

The Romans erected a small fortification here in the 2nd century AD.[6] It was part of the defence system of the gold mines nearby, in "Alburnus Maior" (nowadays, Roșia Montană),[citation needed] but it was abandoned in the 3rd century.[6]

Middle Ages[]

Abrud was first recorded in 1271 in as terra Obruth.[5] It gained town status in 1427.

18th-century revolts[]

In 1727, the leaders of a revolt gained control of the town. Another serfs' revolt began in the area in 1784 with Horea, Cloșca and Crișan as leaders fighting the Austrian Imperial forces, Abrud being captured by the uprising's members on 6 November, before the revolt was crushed by the Austrian army.

1848 revolution[]

During the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, negotiations took place in Abrud between the leaders of the Romanian peasants, led by Avram Iancu and Ion Dragoș, the envoy of Lajos Kossuth, deputy of Bihar County in the Parliament of Budapest, regarding the conciliation of the Romanian and Hungarian revolutionary forces. On May 6, in violation of the negotiated armistice, Major conducted a one-way action without any compliance by attacking and occupying Abrud which triggered the Abrud massacre. Hatvani embarked also on unnecessary killings, hanged Romanian lawyer Ioan Buteanu, while his drunken soldiers massacred prefect . In the next two weeks 88 Romanians were killed in the central square, and around 2500 Hungarians were killed in revenge by Iancu's army in Abrud and in Roșia Montană; Dragoș was also killed, being considered a traitor.[7] The escalated conflict could not be settled, Abrud was conquered and lost several times by the Hungarian troops, until May 18 when they retreated to Arad.[8]

Natives[]

See also: Category:People from Abrud

Climate[]

Abrud has a humid continental climate (Cfb in the Köppen climate classification).

hideClimate data for Abrud
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 0.8
(33.4) 		2.8
(37.0) 		7.4
(45.3) 		13.7
(56.7) 		18
(64) 		21.2
(70.2) 		22.9
(73.2) 		23.3
(73.9) 		18.4
(65.1) 		13.2
(55.8) 		7.9
(46.2) 		2.2
(36.0) 		12.6
(54.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) −2.7
(27.1) 		−1.1
(30.0) 		3.1
(37.6) 		9
(48) 		13.6
(56.5) 		17
(63) 		18.7
(65.7) 		19
(66) 		14.2
(57.6) 		9
(48) 		4.2
(39.6) 		−1
(30) 		8.6
(47.4)
Average low °C (°F) −5.9
(21.4) 		−4.7
(23.5) 		−1.2
(29.8) 		3.9
(39.0) 		8.5
(47.3) 		11.9
(53.4) 		13.8
(56.8) 		14.2
(57.6) 		10
(50) 		5.2
(41.4) 		1.2
(34.2) 		−3.8
(25.2) 		4.4
(40.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 56
(2.2) 		53
(2.1) 		71
(2.8) 		97
(3.8) 		131
(5.2) 		149
(5.9) 		149
(5.9) 		108
(4.3) 		84
(3.3) 		62
(2.4) 		60
(2.4) 		66
(2.6) 		1,086
(42.9)
Source: https://en.climate-data.org/europe/romania/alba/abrud-44395/

References[]

  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  3. ^ Ștefan Pascu: A History of Transylvania, Dorset Press, 1990, ISBN 978-0-88029-526-0, ISBN 0-88029-526-0
  4. ^ "Structura Etno-demografică a României".
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c Makkai, László (2001). "Transylvania's indigenous population at the time of the Hungarian conquest: Toponymy and chronology". History of Transylvania, Volume I: From the Beginnings to 1606. mek.niif.hu. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "1160.02". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 19 March 2009. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  7. ^ "Az abrudbányai mészárlás". tortenelemportal.hu. Történelem portál. 10 May 2012.
  8. ^ "Primăria Orașului Abrud – Istorie". primaria-abrud.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 1 September 2020.
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