Zlatna

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Downtown Mendoza.jpg Zlatna (German: Schlatten, Goldenmarkt, Hungarian: Zalatna, Latin: Ampellum) is a town in Alba County, central Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 8,607.

1 Administration
2 Geography
3 History
4 References

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Administration

The town of Zlatna is made up of the town proper and 19 surrounding localities - Boteşti (Golddorf), Budeni (Higendorf), Bulbuc (Ochsenhirt), Dealu Roatei (Rotberg), Feneş (Wildendorf), Fântânele (Funtinel), Trâmpoiele (Trempojel), Izvoru Ampoiului (Gross-Ompeil), Galaţi (Galz), Presaca Ampoiului (Ober-Pressendorf), Pătrângeni (Peters), Podu lui Paul (Pauls), Părău Gruiului (Gruybach), Pirita (Pfirth), Runc (Goldrücken), Ruşi (Rusch), Suseni (Oberdorf), Valea Mică (Kleinwasser), and Vâltori (Waldrücken).

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Geography

Located 36 km north-west of Alba Iulia, in the Zlatna depression, the town lies at the confluence of Ampoi River with Valea Morilor creek.

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History

A gold mining settlement during Roman times, when it was known as a municipium under the name of Ampellum, Zlatna's name was first recorded in a 1347 document. In 1387, it was awarded town status. During 1619-1620 Gabriel Bethlen, brought to Zlatna a few hundred German and Slovakian settlers for mining work. Zlatna regained its town status in 1968, after a time when it was officially a village.

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