Vidra, Alba

Vidra (Hungarian: Alsóvidra or Kisaranyos) is a commune, located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It is the commune with the second highest number of villages (39) in Romania. These are: Băi, Bobărești, Bogdănești, Bordeștii Poieni, Culdești, Dealu Goiești, Dos, Dosu Luncii, Dosu Văsești, Drăgoiești-Luncă, Ficărești, Gligorești, Goiești, Haiducești, Hărăști, Hoancă, Jeflești, Lunca, Lunca Bisericii, Lunca de Jos, Lunca Goiești, Lunca Vesești, Modolești, Nemeși, Oidești, Pitărcești, Pleșcuța, Poieni, Ponorel (Aranyosponor), Puiulețești, Runc, Segaj, Urdeș, Vâlcăneasa, Vâlcești, Valea Morii, Vârtănești, Văsești and Vidra. It also included Vidra de Sus and other villages until 1924, when they were split off to form Avram Iancu Commune.

For the lake, see Vidra Lake.

Vidra
Commune
Church in Vidra
Location in Alba County
Vidra Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°22′02″N 22°52′57″E
Country	Romania
County	Alba
Government
• Mayor	Ioan Alexandru Resiga
Area	60 km^2 (20 sq mi)
Highest elevation	1,298 m (4,259 ft)
Lowest elevation	600 m (2,000 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]	1,691
• Density	28/km^2 (73/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.	AB
Website	http://primariavidra.ro

The commune, and the area surrounding it (Țara Vidrelor), is named after the otter, a semiaquatic mammal which lives around there. The area has been inhabited since the Dacians and the Roman conquest, due to its proximity to the gold mining sites of the Apuseni Mountains.[2]

Its current mayor, Ioan Alexandru Resiga, has been in office since 2004.[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. "Primăria Comunei Vidra: Prezentare Locală" (in Romanian). Retrieved May 23, 2020.

Wooden church in Goiești

Church in Poieni