Zlatna

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Zlatna
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Zlatna
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°09′32″N23°13′16″E / 46.15889°N 23.22111°E / 46.15889; 23.22111
CountryRomania
County Alba
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Silviu Ponoran [1] (PNL)
Area
254.26 km2 (98.17 sq mi)
Elevation
425 m (1,394 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01) [2]
6,652
 • Density26/km2 (68/sq mi)
Time zone EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
516100
Area code (+40) 02 58
Vehicle reg. AB
Website www.primaria-zlatna.ro

Zlatna (German : Klein-Schlatten, Kleinschlatten, Goldenmarkt; Hungarian : Zalatna; Latin : Ampellum) is a town in Alba County, central Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 6,652 (2021).

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Administration

The town administers eighteen villages: Botești (Golddorf; Botesbánya), Budeni (Higendorf), Dealu Roatei (Rotberg), Dobrot, Dumbrava, Feneș (Wildendorf; Fenes), Galați (Galz; Ompolygalac), Izvoru Ampoiului (Gross-Ompeil; Nagyompoly), Pârău Gruiului (Gruybach), Pătrângeni (Peters; Ompolykövesd ), Pirita (Pfirth), Podu lui Paul (Pauls), Runc (Goldrücken), Ruși (Rusch), Suseni (Oberdorf), Trâmpoiele (Trempojel; Kénesd), Valea Mică (Kleinwasser) and Vâltori (Waldrücken; Vultur).

Geography

Zlatna is located 36 km (22 mi) north-west of the county seat, Alba Iulia, on the border with Hunedoara County. Situated in the Zlatna depression, between the Metaliferi Mountains and the Trascău Mountains, the town lies at the confluence of the Ampoi River with Valea Morilor creek.

History

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1977 10,027—    
1992 9,391−6.3%
2002 9,254−1.5%
2011 7,182−22.4%
2021 6,652−7.4%
Source: Census data

A gold mining settlement has existed in the area since Roman times, when it was known as a municipium under the name of Ampellum. The name Zlatna (derived from the Slavic term for gold) was first recorded in a 1347 document. In 1387, it was awarded town status. During 1619-1620 Gabriel Bethlen, brought to Zlatna a few hundred German and Slovak settlers for mining work. Tellurium was first discovered in a Zlatna mine in 1782 by Austrian mineralogist Franz-Joseph Müller von Reichenstein. Zlatna regained its town status in 1968, after a time when it was officially a commune.

At the 2011 census, 89.59% of inhabitants were Romanians, and 4.59% Roma.

Natives

Climate

Zlatna has a humid continental climate (Cfb in the Köppen climate classification).

Climate data for Zlatna
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)1
(34)		3
(37)		7.3
(45.1)		13.2
(55.8)		17.4
(63.3)		20.7
(69.3)		22.6
(72.7)		23
(73)		18
(64)		13.1
(55.6)		7.9
(46.2)		2.3
(36.1)		12.5
(54.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)−2.6
(27.3)		−1
(30)		2.8
(37.0)		8.2
(46.8)		12.9
(55.2)		16.3
(61.3)		18.2
(64.8)		18.3
(64.9)		13.6
(56.5)		8.7
(47.7)		3.9
(39.0)		−0.9
(30.4)		8.2
(46.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)−5.8
(21.6)		−4.7
(23.5)		−1.6
(29.1)		3
(37)		7.7
(45.9)		11.4
(52.5)		13.2
(55.8)		13.5
(56.3)		9.4
(48.9)		4.7
(40.5)		0.7
(33.3)		−3.7
(25.3)		4.0
(39.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)45
(1.8)		43
(1.7)		56
(2.2)		72
(2.8)		83
(3.3)		96
(3.8)		88
(3.5)		67
(2.6)		64
(2.5)		54
(2.1)		46
(1.8)		53
(2.1)		767
(30.2)
Source: https://en.climate-data.org/europe/romania/alba/zlatna-44399/

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