Alba Iulia
Alba Iulia (Latin: Apulum, German: Karlsburg/Weißenburg, Hungarian: Gyulafehérvár, former Turkish: [Erdel Belgradı] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) is a city in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 66,369 people. It is found on the Mureş River. In the center of the city there is Alba Carolina citadel built in three historical periods: Roman, Medieval and Habsburg.
County capital | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Alba Iulia | |
| Coordinates: Coordinates: 46°4′1″N 23°34′12″E / 46.06694°N 23.57000°E | |
| Country |  Romania |
| County | Alba County |
| Status | County capital |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mircea Hava (Democratic Party) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 103.65 km2 (40.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 66,369 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | http://www.apulum.ro/ |
Sister cities
- Arnsberg, Germany
- Székesfehérvár, Hungary
- Aeghio, Greece
- Alcalá de Henares, Spain
- Sliven, Bulgaria
- Düzce, Turkey
- San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).. |
Alba Iulia Media
"Porta Principalis Dextra" of the castrum Apulum
Defense wall of Alba Carolina citadel.
Synagoge in Alba Iulia (Weißenburg/Karlsburg, RO).
The Batthyaneum Library, former monastery of the Trinitarians
The Roman Catholic Cathedral. Its tower dates from the 17th century.
Romanian Orthodox Cathedral, early 20th century
The Austrian Guard of the Citadel
Alba Iulia on a 1556 map
National Museum of the Union, Alba Iulia
.jpg)
_-_Orthodox_Cathedral.jpg)
