Almașu Mare

For the village in Bihor County, see Balc, Bihor. For Nădăștia de Jos and Nădăștia de Sus villages, see Călan.

Almașu Mare (German: Groß-Obstdorf; Hungarian: Nagyalmás) is a commune located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1850	2,769	—
1900	3,286	+18.7%
1930	3,486	+6.1%
1966	3,945	+13.2%
2002	1,690	−57.2%
2011	1,289	−23.7%
2021	1,048	−18.7%
Source: INS, Census data

Almașu Mare
Commune
Church of the Transfiguration in Almașu Mare
Location in Alba County
Almașu Mare Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°5′24″N 23°7′51″E
Country	Romania
County	Alba
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Aron Zaharie (PNL)
Area	89.3 km2 (34.5 sq mi)
Elevation	667 m (2,188 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[1]	1,048
• Density	12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	517030
Area code	+40 x59
Vehicle reg.	AB

With a population of 1,048 according to the 2021 census, the commune is composed of seven villages: Almașu Mare, Almașu de Mijloc, Brădet, Cib, Cheile Cibului, Glod, and Nădăștia. Its current mayor, as of 2020, is Aron Zaharie. A former mining centre for gold, its income comes now mainly from agricultural and agrotouristical activities.

Almașu Mare's tourist objectives are the Cibu Gorges, the Glod Gorges, a thermal spring, and the Achim Emilian ethnographical museum.

In Romanian	In German	In Hungarian
Almașu Mare	Groß-Obstdorf	Nagyalmás
Almașu de Mijloc		Középalmás
Brădet	Tannenbach	Bregyét
Cib	Tropfbach	Cseb
Cheile Cibului	Theyenport	Tyéj
Glod	Kloden	Glod
Nădăștia	Rohrfeld	Nádasdia

References

1. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.

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  Church of the Annunciation in Almașu Mare
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  St. Nicholas Church in Cib