Unirea, Alba
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Unirea Vințu de Sus |
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| Commune | |
 Location of Unirea |
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 Unirea
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| Coordinates: 46°24′N 23°49′E / 46.400°N 23.817°ECoordinates: 46°24′N 23°49′E / 46.400°N 23.817°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Alba County |
| Component villages | Ciugudu de Jos, Ciugudu de Sus, Dumbrava, Inoc, Măhăceni, Unirea, Vereșmart |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nicoara Aurel (2008) (since 2004) (LP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 99.99 km2 (38.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 4,574 |
| • Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 517785 |
Unirea, previously Vințu de Sus (Hungarian: Felvinc, German: Oberwinz), is a commune located in the north-east of Alba County, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Ciugudu de Jos (Alfüged), Ciugudu de Sus (Felfüged), Dumbrava (Dombró), Inoc (Inakfalva), Măhăceni (Aranyosmohács) and Unirea.
Unirea is located on the Mureş River, in the north-east corner of Alba County, approximately 50 km from the county capital, Alba Iulia, and 20 km from the town of Turda, on the Romanian National Road DN1.
The commune is bordered by Cluj County in the north and west, the town of Ocna Mureş in the east, and the commune of Mirăslău in the south.
From the late 13th century until 1876 the centre of today's commune was the administrative centre of the Aranyosszék region of Transylvania. In 1876, when the administrative system of the Kingdom of Hungary was reorganised, it became part of Torda-Aranyos county.
After the Union of Transylvania with Romania in 1918, the commune became part of Turda County. Since 1968, when the latest administrative organisation in Romania was adopted, Unirea has been part of Alba County.
The first documentary evidence of the commune dates from 1219 under the names Vynch superior, terra Wynchy, Oronos Winch, and Oranas Wincz.
The Romanian version of the name, Vințu de Sus, became official only after the Union of Transylvania with Romania in 1918. Other early Romanian names were Vinț and Felvinț. In 1925, the official name was changed to Unirea referring to the unification of Vințu de Sus and Vereșmart.
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