Teiuș
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Teiuș | |
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Teiuș Location in Romania | |
Coordinates: 46°12′0″N 23°40′48″E / 46.20000°N 23.68000°ECoordinates: 46°12′0″N 23°40′48″E / 46.20000°N 23.68000°E | |
Country | Romania |
County | Alba |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2024) | Mirel-Vasile Hălălai[1] (PSD) |
Area | 44.56 km2 (17.20 sq mi) |
Elevation | 208 m (682 ft) |
Population (2011)[2] | 6,695 |
• Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
Postal code | 515900 |
Vehicle reg. | AB |
Teiuș (Romanian pronunciation: [teˈjuʃ], German: Dreikirchen, Dornstadt; Hungarian: Tövis) is a town in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania, with a population of 7,284 inhabitants. The town, declared as such in 1994, administers four villages: Beldiu (Marosbéld), Căpud (Magyarkapud), Coșlariu Nou (Újkoslárd), and Pețelca (Pacalka).
The town is located near the confluence of the Geoagiu River with the Mureș River. Teiuș is a junction point on the Cluj-Napoca–Sighișoara railway. It has several old churches, the most notable being the 17th century Uniate church and the Roman Catholic church, built for John Hunyadi in 1449 and rebuilt (1701–1704) in a simple Gothic style.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1850 | 2,935 | — |
1880 | 3,311 | +12.8% |
1910 | 5,088 | +53.7% |
1930 | 6,636 | +30.4% |
1941 | 7,023 | +5.8% |
1956 | 6,614 | −5.8% |
1966 | 7,162 | +8.3% |
1977 | 7,718 | +7.8% |
1992 | 7,199 | −6.7% |
2002 | 7,284 | +1.2% |
2011 | 6,695 | −8.1% |
Source: Census data |
Natives[]
- Ioan Bălan, Romanian bishop of the Greek-Catholic Church
- Norica Câmpean, race walker
Climate[]
Teiuș has a humid continental climate (Cfb in the Köppen climate classification).
hideClimate data for Teiuș | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 2.5 (36.5) |
5.2 (41.4) |
10.5 (50.9) |
16.3 (61.3) |
20.8 (69.4) |
24.1 (75.4) |
26 (79) |
26.2 (79.2) |
21.1 (70.0) |
15.5 (59.9) |
9.6 (49.3) |
3.8 (38.8) |
15.1 (59.3) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.3 (29.7) |
0.8 (33.4) |
5.2 (41.4) |
10.9 (51.6) |
15.8 (60.4) |
19.3 (66.7) |
21.2 (70.2) |
21.3 (70.3) |
16.2 (61.2) |
10.6 (51.1) |
5.3 (41.5) |
0.2 (32.4) |
10.5 (50.8) |
Average low °C (°F) | −4.7 (23.5) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
0.1 (32.2) |
5.1 (41.2) |
10.1 (50.2) |
13.8 (56.8) |
15.7 (60.3) |
16.1 (61.0) |
11.5 (52.7) |
6.1 (43.0) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
5.8 (42.4) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 33 (1.3) |
31 (1.2) |
43 (1.7) |
60 (2.4) |
79 (3.1) |
94 (3.7) |
88 (3.5) |
73 (2.9) |
59 (2.3) |
47 (1.9) |
37 (1.5) |
40 (1.6) |
684 (27.1) |
Source: https://en.climate-data.org/europe/romania/alba/teius-15210/ |
Image gallery[]
Emperor Charles I of Austria reviewing troops at Teiuș railway station in October 1916
House in Teiuș near railway station
Reformed church in Teiuș
Interior of the Greek-Catholic church in Teiuș
References[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Teiuș. |
- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- Populated places in Alba County
- Localities in Transylvania
- Towns in Romania
- Alba County geography stubs