Vidra, Alba

Vidra (Hungarian: Alsóvidra or Kisaranyos) is a commune, located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It is the commune with the second highest number of villages (39) in Romania. These are: Băi, Bobărești, Bogdănești, Bordeștii Poieni, Culdești, Dealu Goiești, Dos, Dosu Luncii, Dosu Văsești, Drăgoiești-Luncă, Ficărești, Gligorești, Goiești, Haiducești, Hărăști, Hoancă, Jeflești, Lunca, Lunca Bisericii, Lunca de Jos, Lunca Goiești, Lunca Vesești, Modolești, Nemeși, Oidești, Pitărcești, Pleșcuța, Poieni, Ponorel (Aranyosponor), Puiulețești, Runc, Segaj, Urdeș, Vâlcăneasa, Vâlcești, Valea Morii, Vârtănești, Văsești and Vidra. It also included Vidra de Sus and other villages until 1924, when they were split off to form Avram Iancu Commune.

For the lake, see Vidra Lake.
Vidra
Commune
Church in Vidra
Church in Vidra
Location in Alba County
Location in Alba County
Vidra is located in Romania
Vidra
Vidra
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°22′02″N 22°52′57″E
CountryRomania
CountyAlba
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Doru Petricele[1] (PSD)
Area
60 km2 (20 sq mi)
Highest elevation
1,298 m (4,259 ft)
Lowest elevation
600 m (2,000 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
1,367
 • Density23/km2 (59/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.AB
Websitehttp://primariavidra.ro

The commune, and the area surrounding it (Țara Vidrelor), is named after the otter, a semiaquatic mammal which lives around there. The area has been inhabited since the Dacians and the Roman conquest, due to its proximity to the gold mining sites of the Apuseni Mountains.[3]

Its current mayor is Doru Petricele, elected in 2020.[1] The previous mayor, Ioan Alexandru Resiga, was in office from 2004 until 2020.[3]

References
  1. "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  2. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. "Primăria Comunei Vidra: Prezentare Locală" (in Romanian). Retrieved May 23, 2020.


Wooden church in Goiești
Church in Poieni
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