Bucium, Alba

Bucium (German: Baumdorf; Hungarian: Bucsony) is a commune located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 1,272 as of 2021. It is composed of thirty villages: Anghelești, Bisericani, Bucium, Bucium-Sat (Bucsum-Szát), Cerbu (Bucsum-Cserbu), Ciuculești, Coleșeni, Dogărești, Ferești, Florești, Gura Izbitei, Helești, Izbicioara, Izbita (Bucsum-Izbita), Jurcuiești, Lupulești, Măgura, Muntari (Bucsum-Muntár), Petreni, Poiana, Poieni (Bucsum-Pojén), Stâlnișoara, Vâlcea, Valea Abruzel, Valea Albă, Valea Cerbului, Valea Negrilesii, Valea Poienii, Valea Șesii, and Văleni.

CountryRomania

Area

85.7 km² (33.1 sq mi)

Elevation

951 m (3,120 ft)

Population

(2021-12-01)^[1]

1,272

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Bucium
Commune
Bucium City Hall
Location in Alba County
Bucium Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°15′50″N 23°10′34″E
Country	Romania
County	Alba
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Cornel Napău (PSD)
Area	85.7 km2 (33.1 sq mi)
Elevation	951 m (3,120 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[1]	1,272
• Density	14.8/km2 (38.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal code	517165
Area code	+40 x58
Vehicle reg.	AB
Website	comunabucium.ro

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The commune is situated 10 km (6.2 mi) east of Abrud. On its territory can be found a Roman castrum, as well as the ancient open-pit mining sites at Ieruga and Gaura Perii. The Bucium gold deposits are located within the northernmost volcanic belt of the "Golden Quadrilateral," near the Roșia Montană mining town.^[2]

The physicist Ion I. Agârbiceanu was a native of Bucium. His father, the writer Ion Agârbiceanu, served as Greek-Catholic parish priest at the church in Bucium–Șasa village (now Ciuculești).

In Béla Bartók's Romanian Folk Dances, the fourth dance is called "Buciumeana", meaning a dance from Bucium.^[3]