Cetatea de Baltă


Cetatea de Baltă is a commune in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It is located between Târnăveni at 15 kilometers and Blaj at 21 kilometers on the county road DJ 117. The commune is composed of four villages: Cetatea de Baltă, Crăciunelu de Sus, Sântămărie and Tătârlaua.

Population

At the 2011 census, the commune had 2798 inhabitants, of whom 48.4% were Romanians, 33.3% Roma, 17.8% Hungarians and 0.5% Germans.
The villages by ethnic majority, as of 2002:
In RomanianIn HungarianEthnic majority
Cetatea de BaltăKüküllővárRomanians
Crăciunelu de SusFelsőkarácsonfalvaRomanians
SăntămărieBoldogfalvaHungarians
TătârlauaFelsőtatárlakaRoma

Touristic sights

The most important economic resource is agriculture. Cetatea de Baltă is part of the Târnave Vineyard, making viticulture an essential component of the local economy.