Geoagiu

Also known as Algyógy, Gergesdorf, Algyogy

Geoagiu (, ) is a town in Hunedoara County, in the historical region of Transylvania, Romania. It administers ten villages: Aurel Vlaicu (until 1925 Binținți; Bencenc), Băcâia (Bakonya), Bozeș (Bózes), Cigmău (Csigmó), Gelmar (Gyalmár), Geoagiu-Băi (Feredőgyógy), Homorod (Homoród), Mermezeu-Văleni (Nyírmező), Renghet (Renget), and Văleni (Valény).

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Romanian subdivision.area_code: (+40) 02 54
Romanian subdivision.type: town
Romanian subdivision.county: Hunedoara
Romanian subdivision.official_name: Geoagiu
Romanian subdivision.image_shield: ROU HD Geoagiu CoA.png
Romanian subdivision.image_skyline: Liceu agricol geoagiu.jpg
Romanian subdivision.image_caption: Agricultural high school in Geoagiu
Romanian subdivision.image_map: Geoagiu jud Hunedoara.png
Romanian subdivision.map_caption: Location in Hunedoara County
Romanian subdivision.leader_name: Ovidiu Vlad
Romanian subdivision.leader_term: 2024–2028
Romanian subdivision.leader_party: PNL
Romanian subdivision.elevation: 217
Romanian subdivision.area_total: 155.69
Romanian subdivision.population_total: auto
Romanian subdivision.postal_code: 335400

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==Geography== The town lies on the banks of the Mureș River, at an altitude of above sea level. The river with the same name (Geoagiu) and the river Romos flow in this place into the Mureș. Geoagiu is located in the eastern part of Hunedoara County, north of the city of Orăștie and east of the county seat, Deva, on the border with Alba County.

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