Cut (Alba)

Cut ( German Kokt, Hungarian Kútfalva, translates to " fountain village" ) is a town in Alba county in Transylvania, Romania.

More traditional German names are Brunnendorf, Quellendorf and Kutta.

Geographical location

The municipality is located in Cut Transylvanian Unterwaldstraße, 3 kilometers north of the European Route 68 ( between Sebes and Sibiu) and from the river secas ( Zekesch ) away. Sebes - the nearest large city - located about 12 kilometers to the west and the county capital Alba Iulia away 29 kilometers north-west.

History

Cut The place was first mentioned in 1291 under the name terra Kut.

Cut in 2004 by the detachment of Câlnic ( Kelling ) was a separate municipality.

Population

1850 lived in today's village of 1187 inhabitants. 1170 were Romanians and 17 Roma. 1900, the number of Romanians had risen to 1837, and there were also 6 German, which was the highest population of the German population of the town numbered. In 1941, the highest number of inhabitants of the village ( 2103 ), only Romanians registered. 1992 were counted in 1331 Romanians, two Hungarian, a German and 57 Roma. As of the 2002 census lived in Cut 1254 people, including 1253 Romanians and Hungarians. The highest number of Hungarians ( 4) was counted in 1890.

Attractions

• The estate Bethlen, built in the 18th century, is a historical monument.
• Monument to the heroes of the First and Second World Wars.
• Nature Reserve Râpa Roşie