Crăciunelu de Jos

Crăciunelu de Jos (German: Christendorf, Hungarian: Alsókarácsonfalva) is a commune located in the eastern part of Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 1,954 as of 2021. It is composed of a single village, Crăciunelu de Jos. It also included four other villages until 2006, when they were split off to form Bucerdea Grânoasă Commune.

Crăciunelu de Jos
Commune
Greek-Catholic church
Location in Alba County
Crăciunelu de Jos Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°11′N 23°50′E
Country	Romania
County	Alba
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Lenuța Bubur (PNL)
Area	25.43 km2 (9.82 sq mi)
Elevation	240 m (790 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[1]	1,954
• Density	77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	517260
Area code	(+40) 02 58
Vehicle reg.	AB
Website	www.craciuneludejos.ro

The commune is situated on the right bank of the Târnava River, on the western side of the Transylvanian Plateau. It lies at a distance of 7.7 km (4.8 mi) from Blaj, 16.3 km (10.1 mi) from Teiuș, and 27.5 km (17.1 mi) from the county seat, Alba Iulia; it is traversed by the national road DN14B which joins Blaj (to the east) to Teiuș (to the west). There is also a train station that serves Line 300 of the CFR network, which runs from Bucharest to Blaj to Teiuș and then on towards the Hungarian border.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1850	805	—
1900	1,223	+51.9%
1930	1,666	+36.2%
1966	1,995	+19.7%
2002	2,092	+4.9%
2011	1,954	−6.6%
2021	1,954	+0.0%
Source: INS, Census data

References

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

Orthodox church

Reformed church