Râmetea (Comuna Râmetea)
Rimetea or Torockó (until 1925 Trascău; Torockó; Eisenmarkt) is a commune located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Colțești (formerly Sângeorzul Trascăului; Torockószentgyörgy; Sankt Georgen) and Rimetea. A former mining town, today it is known as the location of the Piatra Secuiului (Hungarian: Székelykő, lit. "Rock of the Szeklers") mountain.
As of 2011, Rimetea had a majority Hungarian population, at 85%. The village has a strong cultural significance for Hungarians and Transylvanian-Hungarians, and is home to a Szekler ethnographic museum. In 1999 the village was awarded the Europa Nostra award.
Rimetea lies in the Apuseni Mountains of central Transylvania, in a valley 23 km north of Aiud. The village rests at an altitude of 650 m, on the banks of the river Rimetea. It is nestled between the peaks of Piatra Secuiului (1128 m) and Ardașcheia (1250 m), in the Trascău Mountains. The distinct location of Rimetea at the bottom of Piatra Secuiului (Székelykő) gives it a unique characteristic, since in the village the sun appears to "rise twice" – once above the horizon, before disappearing behind the mountain, and emerging again.
As of 2011, Rimetea had a majority Hungarian population, at 85%. The village has a strong cultural significance for Hungarians and Transylvanian-Hungarians, and is home to a Szekler ethnographic museum. In 1999 the village was awarded the Europa Nostra award.
Rimetea lies in the Apuseni Mountains of central Transylvania, in a valley 23 km north of Aiud. The village rests at an altitude of 650 m, on the banks of the river Rimetea. It is nestled between the peaks of Piatra Secuiului (1128 m) and Ardașcheia (1250 m), in the Trascău Mountains. The distinct location of Rimetea at the bottom of Piatra Secuiului (Székelykő) gives it a unique characteristic, since in the village the sun appears to "rise twice" – once above the horizon, before disappearing behind the mountain, and emerging again.
Map - Râmetea (Comuna Râmetea)
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Europe's second-longest river, the Danube, rises in Germany's Black Forest and flows southeasterly for 2857 km, before emptying into Romania's Danube Delta. The Carpathian Mountains cross Romania from the north to the southwest and include Moldoveanu Peak, at an altitude of 2544 m.
Currency / Language
| ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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| RON | Romanian leu | lei | 2 |
| ISO | Language |
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| HU | Hungarian language |
| RO | Romanian language |