Meteș

Meteș (German: Mettischdorf; Hungarian: Metesd) is a commune located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It had a population of 2,564 as of 2021. It is composed of twelve villages: Ampoița, Isca, Lunca Ampoiței, Lunca Meteșului, Meteș, Pădurea, Poiana Ampoiului, Poiana Ursului, Presaca Ampoiului, Remetea, Tăuți, and Văleni.

In Romanian	In German	In Hungarian
Ampoița	Ampoifluß	Kisompoly
Isca
Lunca Ampoiței		Lunkarész
Lunca Meteșului		Lunkatanya
Meteș	Mettischdorf	Metesd
Pădurea
Poiana Ampoiului		Ompolymező
Poiana Ursului
Presaca Ampoiului	Ober-Preßendorf	Ompolygyepű
Remetea		Ompolyremete
Tăuți		Tótfalud
Văleni		Ompolyszáda

Meteș
Commune
Monument in Presaca Ampoiului
Location in Alba County
Meteș Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°05′49″N 23°25′17″E
Country	Romania
County	Alba
Government
• Mayor (2021–2024)	Daniel Sânzâiană[1] (PNL)
Area	142.24 km2 (54.92 sq mi)
Elevation	317 m (1,040 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[2]	2,564
• Density	18/km2 (47/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	517445
Area code	(+40) 02 58
Vehicle reg.	AB
Website	www.primariametes.ro

The commune is located in the west-central part of the county, 18 km (11 mi) west of the county seat, Alba Iulia. It is crossed by national road DN74 [ro], which connects Alba Iulia to Zlatna, Abrud, and Brad further west. The train station in Poiana Ampoiului serves the 42 km (26 mi) long CFR Line 210, which runs from Alba Iulia to Zlatna.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2002	3,181	—
2011	2,860	−10.1%
2021	2,564	−10.3%
Source: INS, Census data