Întregalde
commune in Alba County, Romania
Întregalde (German: Koliben; Hungarian: Havasgáld) is a commune located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of eleven villages: Dealu Geoagiului (Havasgyógy), Ghioncani, Iliești, Întregalde, Ivăniș, Mărinești, Modolești, Necrilești (Nekrilesti), Popești (Popesti), Sfârcea (Szfirecsea) and Tecșești (Teksesty).
Geography
Întregalde is located in the north-central part of the county, 28 km (17 mi) west of Teiuș and 38 km (24 mi) northwest of the county seat, Alba Iulia. It lies at the foot of the Trascău Mountains, in the Apuseni mountain range. Situated at an altitude that varies from 600 m (2,000 ft) to 900 m (3,000 ft), it is dominated by Capra Peak (1,211 m (3,973 ft)), Piatra Cetii Peak (1,234 m (4,049 ft)), and Piatra Craivii Peak (1,078 m (3,537 ft)). The area is full of wild animals, including wolves, brown bears, and wild boars.
The river Galda flows through the villages of Ghioncani and Ivăniș. Its right tributary, the Găldița, flows through Sfârcea and Necrilești, joining the Galda 1 km (0.62 mi) from the center of Întregalde, while its left tributary, the Ghilcer, flows through Modolești.
The commune has the following neighbors: to the northwest, Mogoș commune; to the north, Râmeț commune; to the east, Stremț and Galda de Jos communes; to the southeast, Ighiu commune; to the south, Meteș commune; and to the southwest, the town of Zlatna. Întregalde is traversed by county road DJ107K, which runs from Mogoș to Galda de Jos, where it connects to European route E81.
“Întregalde” enters the record as commune in Alba County, Romania. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Întregalde, commune and Alba can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Oct 26, 2024. The linked authority identifier is Q16425283. Authority coordinates are 46.241, 23.397. None of the 2 selected statements returned an explicit reference.
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