Ilia, Hunedoara
commune in Hunedoara County, Romania
Ilia (Hungarian: Marosillye, German: Elienmarkt) is a commune in Hunedoara County, Romania. The commune lies in the historical province of Transylvania. It is composed of nine villages: Bacea (Bácsfalva), Bretea Mureșană (Marosbrettye), Brâznic (Briznik), Cuieș (Kulyes), Dumbrăvița (Dumbravica), Ilia, Săcămaș (Szakamás), Sârbi (Szirb), and Valea Lungă (Valealunga).
The commune is located in the central part of Hunedoara County, 26 km (16 mi) west of the county seat, Deva. It lies on the right bank of the Mureș River, southwest of the Metaliferi Mountains and north of the Poiana Ruscă Mountains.
The Ilia train station serves the CFR Main Line 200, running from Brașov towards Timișoara and the border with Hungary, as well as Line 212, connecting Ilia to Lugoj. The national road DN7 (part of E68) crosses the commune, meeting the A1 motorway just north of Ilia.
Notable people
Gabriel Bethlen (1580 in Marosillye – 1629), Prince of Transylvania from 1613 to 1629.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Ilia, Hunedoara” as commune in Hunedoara County, Romania. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as commune in Hunedoara County, Romania. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 22, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1096212. Authority coordinates are 45.934, 22.659. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1580, 1629 and 1613.
Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
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