Bucium | |
|---|---|
 Bucium City Hall | |
 Location in Alba County | |
  Bucium Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 46°15′50″N 23°10′34″E / 46.26389°N 23.17611°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Alba |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Cornel Napău (PSD) |
| Area | 85.7 km2 (33.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 951 m (3,120 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 1,272 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (38/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 517165 |
| Area code | +40 x58 |
| Vehicle reg. | AB |
| Website | primariabucium |
Bucium (German: Baumdorf; Hungarian: Bucsony) is a commune located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 1,272 as of 2021. It is composed of thirty villages: Anghelești, Bisericani, Bucium, Bucium-Sat (Bucsum-Szát), Cerbu (Bucsum-Cserbu), Ciuculești, Coleșeni, Dogărești, Ferești, Florești, Gura Izbitei, Helești, Izbicioara, Izbita (Bucsum-Izbita), Jurcuiești, Lupulești, Măgura, Muntari (Bucsum-Muntár), Petreni, Poiana, Poieni (Bucsum-Pojén), Stâlnișoara, Vâlcea, Valea Abruzel, Valea Albă, Valea Cerbului, Valea Negrilesii, Valea Poienii, Valea Șesii, and Văleni.
The commune is situated 10 km (6.2 mi) east of Abrud. On its territory can be found a Roman castrum, as well as the ancient open-pit mining sites at Ieruga and Gaura Perii. The Bucium gold deposits are located within the northernmost volcanic belt of the "Golden Quadrilateral," near the Roșia Montană mining town.[2]
The physicist Ion I. Agârbiceanu was a native of Bucium. His father, the writer Ion Agârbiceanu, served as Greek-Catholic parish priest at the church in Bucium–Șasa village (now Ciuculești).
In Béla Bartók's Romanian Folk Dances, the fourth dance is called "Buciumeana", meaning a dance from Bucium.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ Ciugudean, Horia Ion (2012). "Ancient Gold Mining in Transylvania: the Roșia Montană–Bucium Area". academia.edu. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- ^ David Cooper, Béla Bartók, p. 138. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2015, ISBN 978-030-02-1307-2
