Blandiana

Blandiana
Commune

Location in Alba County
Blandiana
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°58′N 23°23′E / 45.967°N 23.383°E / 45.967; 23.383
Country  Romania
County Alba County
Population (2002)[1]
 • Total 1,187
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)

Blandiana (German: Stumpach; Hungarian: Maroskarna) is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. It has a population of 1,187 and is composed of five villages: Acmariu (Akmár), Blandiana, Ibru, Poieni and Răcătău (Rakató).

Attractions

  • Wooden church (1768, renovated in the 19th century) in Acmariu village
  • Piatra Tomii Nature Reserve
  • The Romanian Orthodox Church of the Holy Archangels, replacing a wooden church built in 1890. The new church is different from others because of the wooden bell tower. The relatively low nave with a semicircular wooden ceiling extends over the apse.[2]

References

  1. ↑ (in Romanian) "Blandiana", at the Erdélyi Magyar Adatbank's Recensământ 2002; Retrieved on April 15, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Ansicht der orthodoxen Kirche von Blandiana" [View of the Blandiana's Orthodox Church] (in German). Archived from the original on 14 December 2009. Retrieved 14 January 2010.

Coordinates: 45°58′N 23°23′E / 45.967°N 23.383°E / 45.967; 23.383


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