Lupșa

Lupșa (German: Wolfsdorf; Hungarian: Nagylupsa) is a commune located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of 23 villages: Bârdești, Bârzan, Curmătură, După Deal, Geamăna, Hădărău, Holobani, Lazuri, Lunca, Lupșa, Mănăstire, Mărgaia, Mușca, Pârâu-Cărbunări, Pițiga, Poșogani, Șasa, Trifești, Văi, Valea Holhorii, Valea Lupșii, Valea Șesii and Vința.

This article is about the commune in Romania. For other uses, see Lupșa (disambiguation).
"Mușca" redirects here. For other uses, see Musca (disambiguation).
"Bârdești" redirects here. For Bărdești village, Mureș County, see Sântana de Mureș.
Lupșa
Commune
Lupșa Orthodox monastery
Location in Alba County
Lupșa
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°22′N 23°12′E
Country Romania
CountyAlba
Government
 • MayorDănuț-Vasile Bârzan (PSD)
Area
103.6 km2 (40.0 sq mi)
Elevation
568 m (1,864 ft)
Highest elevation
1,350 m (4,430 ft)
Lowest elevation
550 m (1,800 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
3,052
 • Density29/km2 (76/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
517410
Vehicle reg.AB

The commune is located in Țara Moților, on the slopes of Muntele Mare to the north and the Metaliferi Mountains to the south. The area has a specific mountain relief developed on crystalline schists and metalliferous rocks. It ranges in height between 550 m in the meadows of the Arieș River (which traverses it for 19 km) to 1,350 m in Geamăna. Lupșa is on the DN 75 Turda–Câmpeni road, 95 km from Alba Iulia, the county seat, 15 km from the city of Câmpeni, and 9 km from Baia de Arieș, the nearest town.

In 1978, the communist regime opened the Roșia Poieni copper mine near Geamăna, which at the time had over 1000 residents. In 1986, production from the mine caused the formation of a muddy lake, which gradually submerged almost the entire village. By 2015, at most 15 people remained. The main objective is a partly submerged church which has become a tourist attraction.[2]

References
  1. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  2. "Geamăna, satul scufundat de comuniști a ajuns atracție pentru turiști". Alba24. July 15, 2015.
Muddy lake with partly submerged church in Geamăna
Wooden church at Lupșa Orthodox monastery
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