Sâncel
Commune in Alba, Romania
Coat of arms
Location in Alba County
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Sâncel (German: Schinern; Hungarian: Szancsal) is a commune located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 2,255 as of 2021 and is composed of three villages: Iclod (Küküllőiklód), Pănade (Pánád), and Sâncel.
Geography
The commune is situated on the Transylvanian Plateau, in the northeastern part of the county, 4 km (2.5 mi) from the city of Blaj and 43 km (27 mi) from the county seat, Alba Iulia. It lies at an altitude of 270 m (890 ft), on the banks of the river Târnava Mică.
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1850 | 2,778 | — |
1910 | 3,296 | +18.6% |
1956 | 3,924 | +19.1% |
2002 | 2,790 | −28.9% |
2011 | 2,411 | −13.6% |
2021 | 2,255 | −6.5% |
Source: Census data |
At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 2,255, of which 80.98% were Romanians and 7.67% Roma.[2]
Natives
- Ion Brad [ro] (1929–2019), writer, politician, and diplomat
- Timotei Cipariu (1805–1887), cleric and academic, one of the founding members of the Romanian Academy
- Ioan Ignat [ro] (1869–?), educator, delegate at the Great National Assembly of Alba Iulia
References
- Church in Sâncel
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- Alba Iulia (county seat)
- Aiud
- Blaj
- Sebeș
- Albac
- Almașu Mare
- Arieșeni
- Avram Iancu
- Berghin
- Bistra
- Blandiana
- Bucerdea Grânoasă
- Bucium
- Câlnic
- Cenade
- Cergău
- Ceru-Băcăinți
- Cetatea de Baltă
- Ciugud
- Ciuruleasa
- Crăciunelu de Jos
- Cricău
- Cut
- Daia Română
- Doștat
- Fărău
- Galda de Jos
- Gârbova
- Gârda de Sus
- Hopârta
- Horea
- Ighiu
- Întregalde
- Jidvei
- Livezile
- Lopadea Nouă
- Lunca Mureșului
- Lupșa
- Meteș
- Mihalț
- Mirăslău
- Mogoș
- Noșlac
- Ocoliș
- Ohaba
- Pianu
- Poiana Vadului
- Ponor
- Poșaga
- Rădești
- Râmeț
- Rimetea
- Roșia de Secaș
- Roșia Montană
- Sălciua
- Săliștea
- Sâncel
- Sântimbru
- Săsciori
- Scărișoara
- Șibot
- Sohodol
- Șona
- Șpring
- Stremț
- Șugag
- Unirea
- Vadu Moților
- Valea Lungă
- Vidra
- Vințu de Jos
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