Commune of Vințu de Jos, Alba

Vințu de Jos is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. It is composed of sixteen villages: Vințu de Jos (seat of the commune), Câmpu Goblii, Ciocașu, Crișeni, Dealu Ferului, Gura Cuțului, Hațegana, Inuri, Laz, Mătăcina, Mereteu, Pârău lui Mihai, Poienița, Stăuini, Valea Goblii, Valea lui Mihai, Valea Vințului and Vurpăr

Economy
The centre of the commune, Vințu de Jos, has a large train station and houses a shoe factory. The train station is an important connection station that links the CFR-Romanian Railways main lines 200 and 300 via the line 200A. It is also on the route of the original Orient Express.

Demographics
The 2002 census recorded 5,295 people living at the time in the commune, of which 5,108 (96.5%) Romanians, 90 (1.7%) Roma, 76 (1.4%) Hungarians and 8 (0.2%) Germans.

Local administration
The current mayor of the commune, as of 2006, is Alexandru Danciu (Democratic Party of Romania).

Tourist attractions



 * Vințu de Jos' touristical objectives are the ruins of George Martinuzzi's Renaissance castle and of a former Dominican monastery.
 * The ruin of the fortified church of Vurpăr.

Natives

 * Joseph Alvinczy
 * János Csató
 * Zsigmond Kemény