Zlatna

For the village in Poland, see Złatna. For the village of Dobroţ in Hunedoara County, see Tomeşti, Hunedoara.

Zlatna
—  Town  —
Zlatna Location of Zlatna
Coordinates: 46°09′32″N 23°13′16″E / 46.15889°N 23.22111°E / 46.15889; 23.22111Coordinates: 46°09′32″N 23°13′16″E / 46.15889°N 23.22111°E / 46.15889; 23.22111
Country	Romania
County	Alba County
Status	Town
Government
– Mayor	Silviu Ponoran (National Liberal Party)
Population (2002)
– Total	8,607
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
– Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Zlatna (German: Schlatten, Goldenmarkt; Hungarian: Zalatna; Latin: Ampellum) is a town in Alba County, central Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 8,607.

Administration

The town administers eighteen villages: Boteşti (Golddorf), Budeni (Higendorf), Dealu Roatei (Rotberg), Dobrot, Dumbrava, Feneş (Wildendorf), Galaţi (Galz), Izvoru Ampoiului (Gross-Ompeil), Pârău Gruiului (Gruybach), Pătrângeni (Peters), Pirita (Pfirth), Podu lui Paul (Pauls), Runc (Goldrücken), Ruşi (Rusch), Suseni (Oberdorf), Trâmpoiele (Trempojel), Valea Mică (Kleinwasser) and Vâltori (Waldrücken).

Geography

Located 36 km north-west of Alba Iulia, in the Zlatna depression, the town lies at the confluence of Ampoi River with Valea Morilor creek.

History

A gold mining settlement has existed in the area since Roman times, when it was known as a municipium under the name of Ampellum. The name Zlatna (derived from the Slavic term for gold) was first recorded in a 1347 document. In 1387, it was awarded town status. During 1619-1620 Gabriel Bethlen, brought to Zlatna a few hundred German and Slovakian settlers for mining work. Zlatna regained its town status in 1968, after a time when it was officially a commune.

References

• http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php?/site/printable/1751/