Câmpeni

Câmpeni ( German Topesdorf or Topersdorf, Hungarian Topánfalva ) is a city in Alba County in Transylvania, Romania.

Geographical location

Câmpeni located in the center of the Apuseni Mountains, between the part Găină mountains in the west, Muntele Mare in the north and the Transylvanian Erzgebirge in the southeast. In the city the river Abrud in Aries opens. The county capital Alba Iulia is located approximately 80 kilometers south east. Câmpeni is the center of the country moaning.

History

The first written record dates from 1565. The place belonged to the Principality of Transylvania. About 25 years later, the Transylvanian Prince Sigismund Báthory granted the Romanian noble family Filimon permission to operate a mill at Aries. As a result, Câmpeni developed into a center of the Romanian minority in Transylvania; in contrast to most other regions of the Principality existed a Romanian upper classes. End of the 17th century Câmpeni came to Austria - Hungary. In the 18th century it had 5,400 inhabitants and should therefore have been greater than Alba Iulia or Targu Mures. Played a significant role mining, in particular the promotion of gold. In addition, many residents living from agriculture and livestock. Social tensions and national oppression led to several riots. 1782 there was a local farmer's rebellion. 1784/85 broke here a riot serfs peasants among the leaders Horea, Closca and Crisan, which was bloodily suppressed. 1848/49 was the region around Câmpeni scene of fighting between Romanian revolutionaries under Avram Iancu and Habsburg troops.

After the First World War was Câmpeni part of Romania. Economically dominated increasingly the timber extraction and processing. Some smaller industrial companies moved into the area. 1961 Câmpeni was declared a city.

Population

1850 lived on the territory of today's 2,894 inhabitants. 2,800 were Romanians, 33 Hungarians, 25 German and 23 Roma. 1992 has been registered with the 8,878 largest population. As of the 2002 census lived in Câmpeni 8,080 people, including 7,810 Romanians, 248 Roma and 14 Hungary. 5,238 lived in Câmpeni, the remaining 2,572 in the 20 incorporated villages.

Traffic

Câmpeni is located on the narrow gauge railway opened in 1912 after Abrud of Turda. This is closed to regular traffic since the late 1990s; on the section between Abrud and Câmpeni drive, occasionally a few trains for tourist purposes. There are bus connections to Turda. By Câmpeni the National Road ( Drum National) DN operates 75 of Turda after Ştei.

Attractions

• Avram Iancus equestrian statue, erected in 1940 in the city center, is a listed building.
• Avram Iancu The Museum
• Scenic surroundings

Pictures of Câmpeni

Personalities

• Valerian Trifa (1914-1987), Romanian Orthodox priest and fascist politicians