Aiud

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Aiud

Total population

24,619

Elevation260 m

Land area142.2 km²

Coordinates46.31°, 23.72°

Demographic figures from INS Romania. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

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Overview

Aiud is a city located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. The city's population is 21,307 (2021). It has the status of municipiu. The city derives its name ultimately from Saint Giles (Aegidius), to whom the first church in the settlement was dedicated when built.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

S

Sándor Dominich

George Pólya Professor of Computer Science

Á

Ákos László

Hungarian composer and classical violinist (1871-1946)

Károly Szász

Hungarian Calvinist bishop, writer, politician (1829-1905)

B

Bogdan Andone

association footballer

B

Bela Badea

Romanian chess player

Florence Baker

explorer

Gábor Kemény

politician (1830–1888)

J

János Albert

Hungarian chemical engineer (1896-1973)

P

Péter Alvinczi

Hungarian reformed pastor, writer (1570–1634)

Géza Antal

Hungarian physician, surgeon, urologist (1846-1889)

S

Sándor Asztalos

Hungarian lawyer and legal writer from Transylvania (1908–1981)

Georg Baritz

Hungarian non-fiction writer, military engineer (1779-1840)

György Bartók

Hungarian philosopher (1882-1970)

L

Lajos Bauer

Hungarian soldier (1814–1863)

Ö

Ödön Bitay

(1932–2006)

Virgil Borbiró

architect, teacher, politician (1893-1956)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Alba

• Fitzgerald
  4680.8 mi away · pop. 9
• Garden River
  4790 mi away · pop. 706
• North Tallcree
  4860 mi away · pop. 225
• Anzac
  4871 mi away · pop. 548
• Janvier South
  4904 mi away · pop. 100
• Wabasca-Desmarais
  4954 mi away
• Happy Hollow
  4976.2 mi away
• Beaver Crossing
  4977 mi away
• Beaver River
  4977.9 mi away
• Amesbury
  4981.2 mi away
• La Corey
  4983.8 mi away
• Beaver Lake
  4988.7 mi away

Browse all places in Alba →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

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Books about Aiud

Search results from Open Library.