Ighiu

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Ighiu

Total population

1,172

Coordinates46.14°, 23.52°

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

Overview

Ighiu is a commune located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. The commune is composed of five villages: Bucerdea Vinoasă (Borosbocsárd), Ighiel (Igenpataka), Ighiu, Șard (Sárd), and Țelna (Celna).

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Ignaz von Born

Czech mineralogist and nobleman (1742-1791)

Béla Gy. Szabó

Hungarian illustrator from Romania (1905-1985)

M

Mihály Salbeck

Hungarian Jesuit

E

Ernst Michael Mangel

Hungarian musician (1800–1887)

Alexandru Borza

Romanian botanist (1887-1971)

Michael II Apafi

Prince of Transylvania

L

Leopold Breuer

(1791-1872)

I

István Császmai

Hungarian Unitarian

M

Mihály Tofeus

Hungarian journalist (1624–1684)

Francis I Rákóczi

Hungarian prince of Transylvania

J

József Eismann

D

Dániel Fábián

Hungarian politician (1810-1894)

E

Erzsébet Gáll

Romanian philologist

C

Christian-Friedrich Dallmann

German professor and hornist

I

Isaac Basire

French-born English divine and traveller

Benő Karácsony

Hungarian writer (1888–1944)

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

Nearby places in Alba

• Årsta havsbad
  921.2 mi away
• Dalarö
  922 mi away
• Lillgården
  923.1 mi away
• Jordbro
  925.3 mi away · pop. 10,291
• Handen
  926.9 mi away · pop. 12,233
• Järna
  927.8 mi away · pop. 1,413
• Vega
  928.5 mi away · pop. 3,665
• Vårsta
  930.2 mi away · pop. 2,396
• Tullinge
  931.8 mi away · pop. 16,894
• Tumba
  932.2 mi away · pop. 42,344
• Fisksätra
  934 mi away
• Kalvsvik
  934.6 mi away

Browse all places in Alba →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

field maple

Acer campestre

Seen 2026-09-05

European beech

Fagus sylvatica

Seen 2026-09-05

Deadly Nightshade

Atropa bella-donna

Seen 2026-08-29

tansy

Tanacetum vulgare

Seen 2026-08-24

common alder

Alnus glutinosa

Seen 2026-08-24

purple loosestrife

Lythrum salicaria

Seen 2026-08-24

Great Willowherb

Epilobium hirsutum

Seen 2026-08-24

Himalayan balsam

Impatiens glandulifera

Seen 2026-08-24

Black Truffle

Tuber melanosporum

Seen 2026-07-28

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).