Sohodol

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{{Infobox Romanian subdivision

|type = commune

|county = Alba

|name = Sohodol

|image_skyline = RO AB Cariera din Sohodol (1).jpg

|imagesize=

|image_caption = Stone quarry in Sohodol

|image_map = Sohodol jud Alba.png

|mapsize=

|map_caption = Location in Alba County

|leader_name = Sorin-Constantin Corcheș{{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 = PNL

|term = 2020–2024

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|established_date=

|coordinates = {{coord|46|20|14|N|23|0|37|E|region:RO|display=it}}

|elevation = 620

|elevation_min =

|elevation_max =

|area_total = 65

|area_footnotes =

|population_as_of=

|population_total= auto

|population_footnotes=

|postal_code = 517700

|area_code = (+40) 02 58

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

|footnotes=

}}

Sohodol ({{langx|hu|Aranyosszohodol}}) is a commune located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of thirty-one villages: Băzești, Bilănești, Bobărești, Brădeana, Burzonești, Deoncești, Dilimani, Furduiești, Gura Sohodol, Hoancă, Joldișești, Lazuri, Lehești, Luminești, Medrești, Morărești, Munești, Năpăiești, Nelegești, Nicorești, Peleș (Peles), Poiana (Pojén), Robești, Sebișești, Sicoiești, Șimocești, Sohodol, Surdești, Țoci, Valea Verde, and Vlădoșești.

The commune is located in the northwestern part of Alba County, some {{cvt|75|km}} from the county seat, Alba Iulia, on the border with Hunedoara County. It is situated at an altitude of {{cvt|620|m}}, at the foot of the Bihor Mountains, in the heart of the Apuseni Mountains. County road DJ750A connects Sohodol to Câmpeni, {{cvt|5|km}} to the northeast.

Etymology

"Sohodol" is a common noun of Slavic origin literally meaning "dry valley", with the connotation of being located in a karstic limestone area.[https://dexonline.ro/definitie/sohodol/definitii sohodol] entry at dexonline.ro (in Romanian), accessed 2 Jan. 2025. It is a compound of soh ("dry, arid") and dol ("creek, ditch, valley").Iorgu Iordan, Toponimia romînească (in Romanian), p. 48. Bucharest: Ed. Acad. Republicii Populare Romîne, 1963

{{Historical populations

|source = [http://www.insse.ro INS, Census data]

|1850 |3281

|1880 |3948

|1900 |4642

|1920 |4708

|1930 |4793

|1941 |4253

|1966 |3396

|1977 |3088

|1992 |2371

|2002 |2085

|2011 |1729

|2021 |1540

}}

References

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Category:Communes in Alba County

Category:Localities in Transylvania

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