Râmeț
{{Infobox Romanian subdivision
|type = commune
|county = Alba
|name = Râmeț
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|image_skyline = Ramet-20101003-DSC 3742.jpg
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|image_caption = Râmeț Monastery
|image_map = Ramet jud Alba.png
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|map_caption = Location in Alba County
|leader_name = Vasile Raica{{cite web |url=https://prezenta.roaep.ro/locale27092020/romania-pv-final |title=Results of the 2020 local elections |publisher=Central Electoral Bureau |access-date=6 June 2021 |df=dmy-all}}
|leader_party = PSD
|term = 2020–2024
|coordinates = {{coord|46|18|N|23|32|E|region:RO|display=it}}
|elevation = 473
|elevation_min =
|elevation_max = 805
|area_total = 79.44
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|postal_code = 517590
|area_code = (+40) 02 58
|website = {{URL|https://www.comunarimet.ro}}
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Râmeț ({{langx|de|Einsiedel}}; {{langx|hu|Remete}}) is a commune located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of thirteen villages: Boțani, Brădești (Fenyősremete), Cheia (Remeteiszoros), Cotorăști, Florești, Olteni (Szabaderdő), Râmeț, Valea Făgetului, Valea Inzelului, Valea Mănăstirii (Remetekolostor), Valea Poienii, Valea Uzei, and Vlădești.
Geography
The commune is situated in the Trascău Mountains, at a mean altitude of {{cvt|473|m}}, on the banks of the rivers Gârbova and Geoagiu. It is located in the northern part of Alba County, {{cvt|20|km}} northwest of Teiuș, {{cvt|25|km}} west of Aiud, and {{cvt|37|km}} north of the county seat, Alba Iulia.
Râmeț is crossed by county road DJ1071, which branches off national road DN1 in Aiud and merges into {{ill|DN74|ro}} in Bucium. The roads DJ750C and DC75 connect Râmeț to Teiuș.
Tourist attractions
- The Romanian Orthodox {{ill|Râmeț Monastery|ro|Mănăstirea Râmeț}}, with the old church dating to the 14th century
- Nature reserve "Cheile Râmeților" (40 ha)
- Nature reserve "Cheile Pravului" (3 ha), in Cheia
- Nature reserve "Cheile Piatra Bălții" (2 ha), in Cheia
- Nature reserve "Cheile Mănăstirii" (15 ha), in Valea Mănăstirii
- Nature reserve "Vânătările Ponorului", near the Bedeleu peak in the Trascău Mountains
Demographics
{{Historical populations
|source = Census data
| 2002 | 751
| 2011 | 574
| 2021 | 426
}}
At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 426, of which 88.73% were Romanians.{{cite web|url=https://www.recensamantromania.ro/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Tabel-1.03_1.3.1-si-1.03.2.xls|title=Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021|publisher=INSSE|language=ro|date=31 May 2023}} As of 2025, there have been no births registered since then in Râmeț.{{cite news|url=https://hotnews.ro/numarul-nasterilor-coboara-in-premiera-sub-150-000-an-cele-mai-putine-din-ultimii-100-de-ani-1898191|title=Numărul nașterilor coboară pentru prima oară în ultimii 100 de ani la mai puțin de 150.000|language=ro|first=Dan|last=Popa| publisher=HotNews| date=February 10, 2025|access-date=February 11, 2025}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{YouTube|id=dLFJInT8fd4|title=Râmeț Monastery (Alba), the Garden of Heaven from Apuseni}}
{{Gallery
|File:Manastirea Ramet-.jpg|Church at Râmeț Monastery
|File:Valea Manastirii, Ramet - panoramio.jpg|Valea Mănăstirii
|File:Rumänien 261.JPG|Valea Poienii
}}
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Category:Communes in Alba County
Category:Localities in Transylvania
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