Crăciunelu de Jos

Crăciunelu de Jos (German: Christendorf, Hungarian: Alsókarácsonfalva) is a commune located in the eastern part of Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 4,392. It is composed of a single village, Crăciunelu de Jos. It also included four other villages until 2006, when they were split off to form Bucerdea Grânoasă Commune.

Crăciunelu de Jos
Commune
Greek-Catholic church
Location in Alba County
Crăciunelu de Jos
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°11′N 23°50′E
CountryRomania
CountyAlba
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Lenuța Bubur (PNL)
Area
25.43 km2 (9.82 sq mi)
Elevation
240 m (790 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
1,954
 • Density77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
517260
Vehicle reg.AB
Websitewww.craciuneludejos.ro

The commune is situated on the right bank of the Târnava River, on the western side of the Transylvanian Plateau. It lies at a distance of 7.7 km (4.8 mi) from Blaj, 16.3 km (10.1 mi) from Teiuș, and 27.5 km (17.1 mi) from the county seat, Alba Iulia; it is traversed by the national road DN14B which joins Blaj (to the east) to Teiuș (to the west). There is also a train station that serves Line 300 of the CFR network, which runs from Bucharest to Blaj to Teiuș and then on towards the Hungarian border.

References
  1. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.


Orthodox church
Reformed church
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