Albești (Comuna Albeşti)
Albești (until 1924 Ferihaz; Fehéregyháza, Hungarian pronunciation: ; Weißkirch) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of nine villages: Albești, Bârlibășoaia (Barlabástanya), Boiu (Bún), Jacu (Oláhzsákod), Șapartoc (Sárpatak, "Muddy River"), Țopa (Alsóbún), Valea Albeștiului (Sárpataki út), Valea Dăii (Határpatak), and Valea Șapartocului (Sárpatakivölgy).
The commune lies on the Transylvanian Plateau, on the banks of the river Târnava Mare. It is located in the southern part of Mureș County, 5 km east of Sighișoara, on the border with Harghita County.
Albești is crossed by national road DN13, which connects Brașov to Sighișoara and Târgu Mureș, the county seat. The Albești train station serves the CFR Line 300 that runs from Bucharest to Cluj-Napoca.
* List of Hungarian exonyms (Mureș County)
The commune lies on the Transylvanian Plateau, on the banks of the river Târnava Mare. It is located in the southern part of Mureș County, 5 km east of Sighișoara, on the border with Harghita County.
Albești is crossed by national road DN13, which connects Brașov to Sighișoara and Târgu Mureș, the county seat. The Albești train station serves the CFR Line 300 that runs from Bucharest to Cluj-Napoca.
* List of Hungarian exonyms (Mureș County)
Map - Albești (Comuna Albeşti)
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ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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RON | Romanian leu | lei | 2 |
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HU | Hungarian language |
RO | Romanian language |