Vidra, Alba

For the lake, see Vidra Lake.

Vidra (Hungarian: Alsóvidra or Kisaranyos) is a commune, located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It is the commune with the second highest number of villages (39) in Romania. These are: Băi, Bobărești, Bogdănești, Bordeștii Poieni, Culdești, Dealu Goiești, Dos, Dosu Luncii, Dosu Văsești, Drăgoiești-Luncă, Ficărești, Gligorești, Goiești, Haiducești, Hărăști, Hoancă, Jeflești, Lunca, Lunca Bisericii, Lunca de Jos, Lunca Goiești, Lunca Vesești, Modolești, Nemeși, Oidești, Pitărcești, Pleșcuța, Poieni, Ponorel (Aranyosponor), Puiulețești, Runc, Segaj, Urdeș, Vâlcăneasa, Vâlcești, Valea Morii, Vârtănești, Văsești and Vidra. It also included Vidra de Sus and other villages until 1924, when they were split off to form Avram Iancu Commune.

Vidra
Commune
Archangels' church in Vidra
Location in Alba County
Vidra Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°22′02″N 22°52′57″E
Country	Romania
County	Alba
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Doru Petricele[1] (PSD)
Area	60.2 km2 (23.2 sq mi)
Elevation	645 m (2,116 ft)
Highest elevation	1,298 m (4,259 ft)
Lowest elevation	600 m (2,000 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[2]	1,367
• Density	23/km2 (59/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	517825
Area code	(+40) 0258
Vehicle reg.	AB
Website	primariavidra-ab.ro

The commune, and the area surrounding it (Țara Vidrelor), is named after the otter, a semiaquatic mammal which lives around there. The area has been inhabited since the Dacians and the Roman conquest, due to its proximity to the gold mining sites of the Apuseni Mountains.^[3]

Its current mayor is Doru Petricele, elected in 2020.^[1] The previous mayor, Ioan Alexandru Resiga, was in office from 2004 until 2020.^[3]

References

1. "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
2. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
3. "Primăria Comunei Vidra: Prezentare Locală" (in Romanian). Retrieved May 23, 2020.

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  Wooden church in Goiești
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  Church in Poieni
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  Poieni
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  Pișoaia waterfall