Poșaga

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Poșaga
Commune
Lunca Arieșului (Poșaga), seen from Ugerului Peak, December 2019
Lunca Arieșului (Poșaga), seen from , December 2019
Location in Alba County
Location in Alba County
Poșaga is located in Romania
Poșaga
Poșaga
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°28′N 23°23′E / 46.467°N 23.383°E / 46.467; 23.383Coordinates: 46°28′N 23°23′E / 46.467°N 23.383°E / 46.467; 23.383
CountryRomania
CountyAlba
Population
 (2011)[1]
1,048
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.AB

Poșaga (German: Puschendorf; Hungarian: Podsága) is a commune located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 1,383, 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).

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.

References[]

  1. ^ "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.


Poșaga de Jos
Wooden church in Poșaga de Sus
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