Ponorel

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Ponorel

Total population

52

Coordinates46.37°, 22.97°

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

Overview

Vidra is a commune, located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It is the commune with the second highest number of villages (39) in Romania. These are: Băi, Bobărești, Bogdănești, Bordeștii Poieni, Culdești, Dealu Goiești, Dos, Dosu Luncii, Dosu Văsești, Drăgoiești-Luncă, Ficărești, Gligorești, Goiești, Haiducești, Hărăști, Hoancă, Jeflești, Lunca, Lunca Bisericii, Lunca de Jos, Lunca Goiești, Lunca Vesești, Modolești, Nemeși, Oidești, Pitărcești, Pleșcuța, Poieni, Ponorel (Aranyosponor), Puiulețești, Runc, Segaj, Urdeș, Vâlcăneasa, Vâlcești, Valea Morii, Vârtănești, Văsești and Vidra. It also included Vidra de Sus and other villages until 1924, when they were split off to form Avram Iancu Commune.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

S

Sándor Fleischmann

K

Kálmán Váczy

botanist (1913–1992)

V

Valerian Trifa

Romanian bishop (1914–1987)

Iosif Trifa

Romanian Christian mystic

M

Margit Váczy

art teacher, painter, restorer (1911–1994)

Ion Oargă Cloșca

Romanian revolutionary (1747-1785)

Iosif Sterca-Șuluțiu

historian

N

Nicolae Furdui Iancu

Romanian singer

Cristian Gog

Romanian mentalist

Valeriu Moldovan

Romanian lawyer (1875-1954)

N

Nina Iliescu

First Lady of Romania, 1989-1996 and 2000-2004

S

Sonia-Maria Drăghici

Romanian politician (1956-2016)

Rubin Patiția

lawyer and political activist

J

József Szentgyörgyi

Hungarian physician, naturalist

Z

Zosim Chirtop

Romanian lawyer

R

Remus Furdui

Romanian lawyer

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

Nearby places in Alba

• Årsta havsbad
  900.8 mi away
• Dalarö
  901.8 mi away
• Lillgården
  902.5 mi away
• Jordbro
  904.8 mi away · pop. 10,291
• Handen
  906.4 mi away · pop. 12,233
• Järna
  906.9 mi away · pop. 1,413
• Vega
  908.1 mi away · pop. 3,665
• Vårsta
  909.5 mi away · pop. 2,396
• Tullinge
  911.2 mi away · pop. 16,894
• Tumba
  911.5 mi away · pop. 42,344
• Fisksätra
  913.8 mi away
• Kalvsvik
  914.7 mi away

Browse all places in Alba →

Recently spotted species

Byzantine Crocus

Crocus banaticus

Seen 2026-09-17

Mossy Rose Gall Wasp

Diplolepis rosae

Seen 2026-09-06

Silver Thistle

Carlina acaulis

Seen 2026-09-06

Wart-biter

Decticus verrucivorus

Seen 2026-09-06

Feathered Gothic

Tholera decimalis

Seen 2026-09-05

Autumn Crocus

Colchicum autumnale

Seen 2026-09-05

Himalayan balsam

Impatiens glandulifera

Seen 2026-09-05

Dock Leaf Bug

Arma custos

Seen 2026-09-05

Dotted Clay

Xestia baja

Seen 2026-08-19

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

Official Identifiers