Poșaga

Poșaga (German: Puschendorf; Hungarian: Podsága) is a commune located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 1,383, and is composed of seven villages: Corțești, Incești (Jencsest), Lunca (Aranyoslonka), Orăști (Orest), Poșaga de Jos (the commune center; Alsópodsága), Poșaga de Sus (Felsőpodsága) and Săgagea (Szegázs).

For the river in Alba County, see Poșaga (river).
Poșaga
Commune
Lunca Arieșului (Poșaga), seen from Ugerului Peak
Lunca Arieșului (Poșaga), seen from Ugerului Peak
Location in Alba County
Location in Alba County
Poșaga is located in Romania
Poșaga
Poșaga
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°28′N 23°23′E
CountryRomania
CountyAlba
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Ionel Bulgăr (PNL)
Area
136.28 km2 (52.62 sq mi)
Elevation
455 m (1,493 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
835
 • Density6.1/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
517575
Area code+40 x58
Vehicle reg.AB
Websitecomunaposaga.ro

The commune is situated in the Apuseni Mountains, between the Trascău Mountains and Muntele Mare, at the confluence of the Poșaga and Arieș rivers. It is located in the northern part of the county, on the border with Cluj County. The villages of Lunca and Poșaga de Jos are crossed by national road DN76; Baia de Arieș is 23 km (14 mi) to the west and Turda is 40 km (25 mi) to the east.

Leon Șușman, the leader of an armed anti-communist resistance group from the 1950s, died in Poșaga de Sus in a shootout with Securitate troops in July 1957.

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


Poșaga de Jos
Wooden church in Poșaga de Sus
Church in Poșaga
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