Ghelari

{{Infobox Romanian subdivision

|type = commune

|county = Hunedoara

|name = Ghelari

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|image_skyline = Grigore Roibu - Biserica Ghelari, Jud HD.jpg

|image_caption = Romanian Orthodox Cathedral in Ghelari

|image_location =

|image_map = Ghelari jud Hunedoara.png

|map_caption = Location in Hunedoara County

|leader_name = Iancu-Emerson Toma

|leader_party = PSD

|leader_term = 2020–2024

|coordinates = {{coord|45|43|N|22|47|E|region:RO|display=it}}

|elevation = 745

|elevation_min =

|elevation_max =

|area_total = 46.83

|area_footnotes =

|population_as_of =

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|postal_code = 337240

|area_code = (+40) 02 54

|website = {{URL|https://primariaghelari.ro/}}

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Ghelari ({{langx|hu|Gyalár}}) is a commune in Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Ghelari, Govăjdia (Govasdia), Plop, and Ruda.[http://www.recensamantromania.ro/rezultate-2/ Populaţia stabilă pe județe, municipii, orașe și localităti componenete la RPL_2011], 2011 census results, Institutul Național de Statistică, accessed 20 February 2020.

The commune is located in the central part of the county, {{cvt|15|km}} southwest of Hunedoara.

Govăjdia village is the site of the Govăjdia Blast Furnace.{{cite news|author=Ciprian Iancu |url=https://evz.ro/furnalul-de-la-govajdie-lasat-in-paragina-911391.html|title=Furnalul de la Govăjdie, lăsat în paragină|language=ro|newspaper=Evenimentul Zilei|date=November 7, 2010|access-date=November 14, 2023}}

Natives

  • Sandu Florea (born 1946), Romanian-American comic book and comic strip creator

See also

References

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{{Gallery

|File:Govasdia.jpg|Govăjdia

|File:Ghelari ruda-3.jpg|Ruda

}}

{{Hunedoara County}}

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Category:Communes in Hunedoara County

Category:Localities in Transylvania

Category:Mining communities in Romania

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