Alun

Alun is a hamlet in , and has about 130 residents. Alun is situated near the hamlet , as well as near the village .
  • Type: Hamlet with 130 residents
  • Description: village in Hunedoara County, Romania
  • Also known as: “Álun” and “Alun (Boşorod)”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Piatra Roșie Dacian fortress.

Photo: România de vis, CC BY-SA 3.0 ro.
Piatra Roșie, which means Red Rock, was a Dacian hill…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Târsa and Cioclovina.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ km north of Alun.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 3 km southwest of Alun.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Alun.

Alun

Latitude
45.60855° or 45° 36′ 31″ north
Longitude
23.1597° or 23° 9′ 35″ east
Population
130
Elevation
551 metres (1,808 feet)
Open location code
8GQ5J555+CV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 461627490
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
686401
Wiki­data ID
Q2912267
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Alun” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Alun”
  • Chechen: “Алун (Бошород, Хунедоара)”
  • Chechen: “Алун”
  • Dutch: “Alun”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “الون”
  • Esperanto: “Alun”
  • French: “Alun”
  • Hungarian: “Alun”
  • Italian: “Alun”
  • Polish: “Alun (gmina Boșorod)”
  • Polish: “Alun”
  • Romanian: “Alun, Hunedoara”
  • Romanian: “Alun”
  • Serbian: “Алун”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Alun, Boșorod”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Alun”
  • Tatar: “Алун (Бошород, Хунедоара)”
  • Tatar: “Алун”
  • Ukrainian: “Алун”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Prihodiște and Grădiștea de Munte.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Țancu ‘Capra Neagră’ and Biserică.

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