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The relief is dominated by the low terraces of the river Mureș in the north and the high plateau and several hills in the south. The highest hills, Globul, Hălmul and Coasta Răchitii, are about 700–900 m (2,300–3,000 ft) high. Other hills are Văratecul (630 m), Dealul Mare (452 m), Dealul
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Romanian Orthodox bishop. As a response to Sofronie's movement, the Austrian military commander systematically destroyed the monasteries in Transylvania that had served as centres of the uprising, including the one in Cioara. In the end however, The Orthodox achieved a notable victory:
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According to the 2002 census, there were 2,374 people living in Săliștea (100% Romanians), of which 1,252 in the centre of the commune, 745 in Tărtăria, 309 in Săliștea Deal, and 77 in Mărgineni. At the
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settlement in this area. The main discovery was a series of 62 pieces of silver artifacts, found in 1820 by Matei Molodeț, a villager from Săliștea. Several coins dated back to the times of
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were discovered in the village of Tărtăria, part of the Săliștea commune, in 1961 by a team of
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On 23 May 1458 Archișul Românesc and
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The name of the commune was changed in 1965 from Cioara to Săliștea.
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Ciorii (424 m), Dealul
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34:Commune in Alba, Romania
1362:Communes in Alba County
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213: • Density
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27:For other uses, see
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697:Sofronie of Cioara
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1021:Avram Iancu
1011:Almașu Mare
890:Alba County
687: [
666:2021 census
662:2011 census
616:World War I
551:Bârcea Mare
517:Picture of
477:Roman Dacia
349:Alba County
345:Mureș River
314:Alba County
312:located in
239:Postal code
136: /
1351:Categories
1281:Scărișoara
1146:Întregalde
1081:Ciuruleasa
978:Ocna Mureș
914:Alba Iulia
730:References
655:Population
646:Bessarabia
611:movement.
369:Alba Iulia
233:(UTC+2/+3)
205:Population
169:Government
1271:Sântimbru
1036:Blandiana
555:Hunedoara
454:Neolithic
414:Neolithic
376:Blandiana
339:Geography
302:Alsócsóra
298:Hungarian
294:Tschorren
251:Area code
222:Time zone
197:Elevation
1276:Săsciori
1261:Săliștea
1186:Mirăslău
1156:Livezile
1016:Arieșeni
998:Communes
814:Săliștea
718:See also
607:and the
581:Habsburg
535:Romanian
438:Tărtăria
434:Sumerian
286:Săliștea
99:Săliștea
41:Săliștea
18:Tărtăria
1291:Sohodol
1256:Sălciua
1241:Rimetea
1231:Rădești
1131:Hopârta
1121:Gârbova
1026:Berghin
968:Câmpeni
896:Romania
710:of the
672:Natives
640:During
618:in the
575:of the
500:Drejman
462:5300 BC
405:History
322:Romania
310:commune
270:Website
255:+40 x58
152:Romania
149:Country
124:23°24′E
121:45°54′N
49:Commune
1316:Unirea
1306:Stremț
1301:Șpring
1266:Sâncel
1226:Poșaga
1201:Ocoliș
1196:Noșlac
1181:Mihalț
1151:Jidvei
1106:Doștat
1091:Cricău
1076:Ciugud
1061:Cergău
1056:Cenade
1051:Câlnic
1046:Bucium
1031:Bistra
988:Zlatna
905:Cities
564:, the
539:cioară
527:Cioara
473:Dacian
460:dated
456:. The
428:. The
418:amulet
326:Cioara
306:Cioara
290:German
244:517655
158:County
1331:Vidra
1311:Șugag
1286:Șibot
1236:Râmeț
1221:Ponor
1211:Pianu
1206:Ohaba
1191:Mogoș
1176:Meteș
1171:Lupșa
1141:Ighiu
1136:Horea
1111:Fărău
1006:Albac
983:Teiuș
973:Cugir
958:Abrud
950:Towns
931:Sebeș
747:(XLS)
708:Saint
691:]
573:Saint
547:noble
492:Count
416:clay
392:Șibot
388:Cugir
384:Pianu
365:Cugir
361:Sebeș
208:2,155
1296:Șona
926:Blaj
921:Aiud
706:and
704:Monk
571:and
569:Monk
543:corb
533:(in
531:crow
231:EEST
189:Area
163:Alba
1096:Cut
541:or
357:DN7
335:).
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