Bucerdea Grânoasă

Bucerdea Grânoasă (German: Burhardsdorf; Hungarian: Búzásbocsárd) is a commune located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 2,169 (as of 2021). It is composed of four villages: Bucerdea Grânoasă, Cornu (Kornujalja), Pădure (Székelyhegytanya), and Pânca. These were part of Crăciunelu de Jos Commune until 2006, when they were split off.

For Bucerdea Vinoasă village, see Ighiu.
Bucerdea Grânoasă
Buzásbocsárd
Commune
Reformed church in Bucerdea Grânoasă
Reformed church in Bucerdea Grânoasă
Coat of arms of Bucerdea Grânoasă
Coat of arms
Location in Alba County
Location in Alba County
Bucerdea Grânoasă is located in Romania
Bucerdea Grânoasă
Bucerdea Grânoasă
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°11′29″N 23°50′16″E
CountryRomania
CountyAlba
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Ioan Aldea (PNL)
Area
41.3 km2 (15.9 sq mi)
Elevation
296 m (971 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
2,169
 • Density53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
517261
Area code(+40) 02 58
Vehicle reg.AB
Websitebucerdea-granoasa.ro

The commune is located in the southeastern corner of the Transylvanian Plateau, about 3 km (1.9 mi) north of the Târnava River and 10 km (6.2 mi) west of Blaj.

The Bucerdea Grânoasă train station serves Line 300 of the CFR network, which runs from Bucharest to Blaj to Teiuș and then towards the Hungarian border. A rail crash occurred here in the morning of October 7, 1968: due to a signalman's error, a fast passenger train collided head-on with a local train; 22 people were killed, and 72 seriously injured. This was Romania's second railway accident in number of victims after the Ciurea rail disaster of 1917.[2]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1850 1,506—    
1910 1,828+21.4%
1966 2,542+39.1%
2002 2,300−9.5%
2011 2,235−2.8%
2021 2,169−3.0%
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.
  2. "Catastrofa feroviară de la Bucerdea Grânoasă: 22 de morți, 72 de răniți. Ceferiștii vinovați au fost judecați în gara Teiuș". Ziarul Unirea (in Romanian). October 7, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  • Townhall
    Townhall
  • World War I memorial
    World War I memorial
  • Saint Paraskeva church
    Saint Paraskeva church
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