Crăciunelu de Jos (German: Christendorf, Hungarian: Alsókarácsonfalva) is a commune located in the eastern part of Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 1,954 as of 2021. It is composed of a single village, Crăciunelu de Jos. It also included four other villages until 2006, when they were split off to form Bucerdea Grânoasă Commune.

Crăciunelu de Jos
Greek-Catholic church
Location in Alba County
Location in Alba County
Crăciunelu de Jos is located in Romania
Crăciunelu de Jos
Crăciunelu de Jos
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°11′N 23°50′E / 46.183°N 23.833°E / 46.183; 23.833
CountryRomania
CountyAlba
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Lenuța Bubur (PNL)
Area
25.43 km2 (9.82 sq mi)
Elevation
240 m (790 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
1,954
 • Density77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
517260
Area code(+40) 02 58
Vehicle reg.AB
Websitewww.craciuneludejos.ro

The commune is situated on the right bank of the Târnava River, on the western side of the Transylvanian Plateau. It lies at a distance of 7.7 km (4.8 mi) from Blaj, 16.3 km (10.1 mi) from Teiuș, and 27.5 km (17.1 mi) from the county seat, Alba Iulia; it is traversed by the national road DN14B which joins Blaj (to the east) to Teiuș (to the west). There is also a train station that serves Line 300 of the CFR network, which runs from Bucharest to Blaj to Teiuș and then on towards the Hungarian border.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1850 805—    
1900 1,223+51.9%
1930 1,666+36.2%
1966 1,995+19.7%
2002 2,092+4.9%
2011 1,954−6.6%
2021 1,954+0.0%
Source: INS, Census data

References

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  1. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.


 
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