Vințu de Jos

Vintu de Jos ( German Winz, Unterwintz, sub - Wintz or Alwinz, Hungarian Alvinc ) is a town in Alba county in Transylvania, Romania.

Vintu de Jos is also known by the German names Winzendorf and wine village.

Geographical location

The community Vintu de Jos is located in the sub- Forest, southwest of the Transylvanian Basin. The place is located at the mouth of the river Pianu - a left tributary of the Mureş - European Route 68, the county road (Drum Judetean ) DJ 107C and the railway line Arad - Alba Iulia about 10 kilometers northwest of Sebes ( Mühlbach ); the county capital Alba Julia ( Charles Castle ) is located approximately 16 kilometers northeast of Vintu de Jos.

History

The history of the settlement of the region dates back to the Neolithic period. Were on the territory of the commune - on called by the locals Sibişeni and Valea Rea areas - according to data from C. Gooss, Grigore Tocilescu, M. Roska, G. Téglás many others. made numerous findings which indicate dwellings of Neolithic and Roman times.

The place Vintu de Jos was first mentioned in 1248 (1486 under Alwijncz ) documented. In the Middle Ages the town was a thriving market town in the county Unterweißburg, with a port for trade in salt and other commodities in the region. 1621 Hutterites settled at the place that built here a Bruderhof who had survived until the Rekatholizierung mid-18th century.

The main occupation of the population is under agriculture, livestock farming and fruit growing. A number of smaller industrial enterprises are located here.

Population

The population of the municipality is as follows:

The highest population of the church today - and at the same time the Romanians - was established in 1977. The highest population of the Germans in 1850, the Hungarians ( 848 ) in 1890 and the Roma (226 ) 1850 registered. In addition, in 1880 and 2002 and 1930 each a three residents called the Ukrainians in 2002 as a Serb. Almost in every recording since 1880 - except in 1977 and 2002 - were also Slovaks, the highest number (14 ) was registered in 1910. 2011 further 81 Roma, three Turks, four Italians, a Bulgarian and a Czech have been identified.

Attractions

• The ruins of the castle Martinuzzi - one built in the Renaissance style castle - in which Cardinal G. Martinuzzi ( brother of George) had his residence from 1545 to 1551. Under Gábor Bethlen, the castle was rebuilt; 1773 Baroque entrance gate was built. The castle is a listed building.
• Ruins of evangelical church, a Gothic basilica, built in the 14th century, the tower was built in the 19th century, are national monuments.
• The Romanian Orthodox Church Adormirea Maicii Domnului, built about 1700, is a listed building.
• The property of the Roman Catholic monastery in Vintu de Jos, built in 1726, is a listed building.
• The ruins of the castle Zebenik ( " Cetatea Zebernic " ), once a medieval castle above the village of Valea eingemeindeten Vinţului (Hungarian Vincipatak ), first documented in 1248, destroyed in 1529. 1638 the castle of the German Hutterites was taken ( a branch of the Reformed Baptist movement ) from Bohemia, this built here a ceramic manufactory and produced the Haban ceramics - the first fine ceramic tableware from Transylvania - until the 18th century, a fire, the Manufacture destroyed.