Blaj

Blaj is a locality in , and has about 20,400 residents. Blaj is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .
Photo: Țetcu Mircea Rareș, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Locality with 20,400 residents
  • Description: locality in Alba County, Romania
  • Also known as: “Balázsfalva” and “Blasendorf”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Stejarul lui Avram Iancu and Church of the Holy Archangels, Blaj.

Photo: Țetcu Mircea Rareș, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Church
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The Church of the Holy Archangels, also known as the Greeks' Church, is a Romanian Orthodox church located at 3 Mitropolit Ioan Vancea Street in the city of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blaj and Veza.

Photo: Bogdan Muraru, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is in and situated next to the Tarnăvel river. was the cultural center of the Transylvanian Romanians in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Village
Photo: Țetcu Mircea Rareș, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village.

Village
Photo: Țetcu Mircea Rareș, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village.

Blaj

Latitude
46.17508° or 46° 10′ 30″ north
Longitude
23.91578° or 23° 54′ 57″ east
Population
20,400
Elevation
246 metres (807 feet)
Open location code
8GR55WG8+28
Geo­Names ID
684612
Wiki­data ID
Q16897960
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Blaj” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “布拉日”
  • Irish: “Blaj”
  • Japanese: “ブラジ”
  • Lithuanian: “Blažas”
  • Persian: “بله”
  • Romanian: “Blaj”
  • Russian: “Блаж”
  • Russian: “Блай”
  • Serbian: “Блаж”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Blaj, Blaj”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Blaj”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Opština Blaj”
  • Tajik: “Блаж”
  • Ukrainian: “Блаж”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Târnava Mică and Gara Câmpul Libertăţii.

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