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Also known as Zsidve, Seiden

Jidvei (, , ) is a commune in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania, located on the river Târnava. Jidvei is located in the north-western part of Romania, in the Transylvanian Plateau. Jidvei was first mentioned in documents in 1309, but traces of human presence go further back in time. The oldest building in the village is the church, which was originally constructed in the Gothic style but was later modified in 1707 in the baroque style. In the 15th century, a fortification wall was raised around the church, of which the gate tower remains.

Key facts

Romanian subdivision.type
commune
Romanian subdivision.county
Alba
Romanian subdivision.name
Jidvei
Romanian subdivision.image_shield
ROU AB Jidvei CoA.jpg
Romanian subdivision.image_skyline
RO AB Biserica evanghelica din Veseus (9).JPG
Romanian subdivision.image_caption
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Veseuș
Romanian subdivision.image_map
Jidvei jud Alba.png
Romanian subdivision.map_caption
Location in Alba County
Romanian subdivision.leader_name
Alin Trif
Romanian subdivision.leader_party
PNL
Romanian subdivision.leader_term
2020–2024
Romanian subdivision.elevation
317
Romanian subdivision.area_total
105.13
Romanian subdivision.population_total
auto
Romanian subdivision.postal_code
517385
Romanian subdivision.area_code
(+40) 02 58

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Jidvei (, , ) is a commune in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania, located on the river Târnava. Jidvei is located in the north-western part of Romania, in the Transylvanian Plateau. Jidvei was first mentioned in documents in 1309, but traces of human presence go further back in time. The oldest building in the village is the church, which was originally constructed in the Gothic style but was later modified in 1707 in the baroque style. In the 15th century, a fortification wall was raised around the church, of which the gate tower remains.

Jidvei is located in the Târnava wine country, where vineyards have been present since the Iron Age. Winemaking has been an important local industry throughout the history of Jidvei. In the middle age, the doors of the cellars in Jidvei were built to face the road for commercial purposes. Jidvei is currently one of the most important wine producing regions in Romania.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jidvei” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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