Zlatna

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Zlatna
Town
Zalatna látképe.jpg
Coat of arms of Zlatna
Coat of arms
Location in Alba County
Location in Alba County
Zlatna is located in Romania
Zlatna
Zlatna
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°09′32″N 23°13′16″E / 46.15889°N 23.22111°E / 46.15889; 23.22111Coordinates: 46°09′32″N 23°13′16″E / 46.15889°N 23.22111°E / 46.15889; 23.22111
CountryRomania
CountyAlba
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Silviu Ponoran[1] (PNL)
Area
254.26 km2 (98.17 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
7,490
 • Density29/km2 (76/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.AB

Zlatna (German: Klein-Schlatten, Kleinschlatten, Goldenmarkt; Hungarian: Zalatna; Latin: Ampellum) is a town in Alba County, central Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 7,490.

Administration[]

The town administers eighteen villages: Botești (Golddorf; Botesbánya), Budeni (Higendorf), Dealu Roatei (Rotberg), Dobrot, Dumbrava, Feneș (Wildendorf; Fenes), Galați (Galz; Ompolygalac), Izvoru Ampoiului (Gross-Ompeil; Nagyompoly), Pârău Gruiului (Gruybach), Pătrângeni (Peters; Ompolykövesd ), Pirita (Pfirth), Podu lui Paul (Pauls), Runc (Goldrücken), Ruși (Rusch), Suseni (Oberdorf), Trâmpoiele (Trempojel; Kénesd), Valea Mică (Kleinwasser) and Vâltori (Waldrücken; Vultur).

Geography[]

Located 36 km north-west of Alba Iulia, in the Zlatna depression, the town lies at the confluence of Ampoi River with Valea Morilor creek.

Climate[]

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

hideClimate data for Zlatna
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 1
(34) 		3
(37) 		7.3
(45.1) 		13.2
(55.8) 		17.4
(63.3) 		20.7
(69.3) 		22.6
(72.7) 		23
(73) 		18
(64) 		13.1
(55.6) 		7.9
(46.2) 		2.3
(36.1) 		12.5
(54.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) −2.6
(27.3) 		−1
(30) 		2.8
(37.0) 		8.2
(46.8) 		12.9
(55.2) 		16.3
(61.3) 		18.2
(64.8) 		18.3
(64.9) 		13.6
(56.5) 		8.7
(47.7) 		3.9
(39.0) 		−0.9
(30.4) 		8.2
(46.7)
Average low °C (°F) −5.8
(21.6) 		−4.7
(23.5) 		−1.6
(29.1) 		3
(37) 		7.7
(45.9) 		11.4
(52.5) 		13.2
(55.8) 		13.5
(56.3) 		9.4
(48.9) 		4.7
(40.5) 		0.7
(33.3) 		−3.7
(25.3) 		4.0
(39.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 45
(1.8) 		43
(1.7) 		56
(2.2) 		72
(2.8) 		83
(3.3) 		96
(3.8) 		88
(3.5) 		67
(2.6) 		64
(2.5) 		54
(2.1) 		46
(1.8) 		53
(2.1) 		767
(30.2)
Source: https://en.climate-data.org/europe/romania/alba/zlatna-44399/

Points of interest[]

  • 220 metres high chimney, interconnected with a smoke duct with a copper smelter (not in use any more) in the town.

History[]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1977 10,027—    
1992 9,391−6.3%
2002 9,254−1.5%
2011 7,182−22.4%
Source: Census data

A gold mining settlement has existed in the area since Roman times, when it was known as a municipium under the name of Ampellum. The name Zlatna (derived from the Slavic term for gold) was first recorded in a 1347 document. In 1387, it was awarded town status. During 1619-1620 Gabriel Bethlen, brought to Zlatna a few hundred German and Slovak settlers for mining work. Tellurium was first discovered in a Zlatna mine in 1782 by Austrian mineralogist Franz-Joseph Müller von Reichenstein. Zlatna regained its town status in 1968, after a time when it was officially a commune.

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.

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