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Pianu

Commune in Alba, Romania

Coat of arms

Location in Alba County

(2020–2024) Marin-Ioan Petruse^[1] (PNL)Area

115 km² (44 sq mi)Elevation

319 m (1,047 ft)Population

(2021-12-01)^[2]

3,375 • Density29/km² (76/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Postal code

517535

Area code(+40) 02 58Vehicle reg.ABWebsitewww.primariapianu.ro

Pianu (German: Pien) is a commune located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 3,375 in 2021 and is composed of five villages: Pianu de Jos, Pianu de Sus (the commune center), Plaiuri, Purcăreți and Strungari.

The commune is situated in the southwestern part of Alba County, some 25 km (16 mi) south of the county seat, Alba Iulia. It is traversed from south to north (first through Pianu de Sus and then Pianu de Jos) by the Pianul river.^[3]

There are traces in Pianu of settlements dating back to the Roman period, when the 13th Twin Legion had encampments in the area. The commune was first attested in the 12th century; Pianu de Sus was attested in a deed registered in 1454 in Sibiu.^[3]

In Romanian	In German	In Hungarian
Pianu de Jos	Deutsch Pien	Alsópián
Pianu de Sus	Rumänisch Pien	Felsőpián
Plaiuri		Plaintelep
Purcăreți		Sebespurkerec
Strungari		Sztrugár

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1850	3,634	—
1900	4,080	+12.3%
1941	4,269	+4.6%
1977	4,123	−3.4%
1992	3,552	−13.8%
2002	3,390	−4.6%
2011	3,082	−9.1%
2021	3,375	+9.5%
Source: INS, Census data

Natives

Ioan Neag (born 1994), footballer

References

^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
^ ^a ^b "Primăria Pianu: prezentare locală" (in Romanian). Retrieved May 10, 2020.