Ocoliș
Ocoliș (German: Zaundorf; Hungarian: Alsóaklos) is a commune located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Lunca Largă (Lunkalárga), Ocoliș, Runc (Aronyosronk) and Vidolm (Vidaly).
Ocoliș | |
|---|---|
 Church in Runc | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Alba County | |
  Ocoliș Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 46.4764°N 23.4681°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Alba |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Alin Alexandru Jucan (PNL) |
| Area | 85.79 km2 (33.12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 569 m (1,867 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 479 |
| • Density | 5.6/km2 (14/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Vehicle reg. | AB |
| Website | ocolis-ab |
The commune is situated in the northern part of the county, between the Trascău Mountains and Muntele Mare. It lies on the border with Cluj County, some 20 km (12 mi) from Baia de Arieș and 100 km (62 mi) from the county seat, Alba Iulia.[2]
The river Arieș flows through Vidolm village for a length of 5 km (3.1 mi). The river Ocoliș is a left tributary of the Arieș; it flows through the commune, and joins the Arieș in Ocoliș village.
In July 2021, rains and storms destroyed three houses and severely damaged another 20 in Ocoliș. More than 220 liters of precipitation per square meter fell in the area in five hours. Dozens of people had to be evacuated because of the resulting floods.[3]
References
- "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- "Prezentare generală a comunei Ocoliș". ocolis-ab.ro (in Romanian). Ocoliș Townhall. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- Păvălucă, Luana, ed. (July 16, 2021). "Inundații ca după un uragan în Ocoliș, județul Alba. Localnic: "Nu știu unde-mi sunt mașinile, le-a dus viitura pe Arieș în jos"" [Floods like after a hurricane in Ocoliș, Alba County. Local: "I don't know where my cars are, the flood took them down the Arieș"]. Digi24. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
