Sâncel

For the village in Harghita County, see Lupeni, Harghita.

Sâncel
Commune
Orthodox church in Pănade
Coat of arms
Location in Alba County
Sâncel Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°12′N 23°57′E
Country	Romania
County	Alba
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Ilie Frățilă (PNL)
Area	50.95 km^2 (19.67 sq mi)
Elevation	270 m (890 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[1]	2,255
• Density	44/km^2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	517660
Area code	(+40) 02 58
Vehicle reg.	AB
Website	www.primariasincel.ro

Sâncel (German: Schinern; Hungarian: Szancsal) is a commune located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 2,255 as of 2021 and is composed of three villages: Iclod (Küküllőiklód), Pănade (Pánád), and Sâncel.

Geography

The commune is situated on the Transylvanian Plateau, in the northeastern part of the county, 4 km (2.5 mi) from the city of Blaj and 43 km (27 mi) from the county seat, Alba Iulia. It lies at an altitude of 270 m (890 ft), on the banks of the river Târnava Mică.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1850	2,778	—
1910	3,296	+18.6%
1956	3,924	+19.1%
2002	2,790	−28.9%
2011	2,411	−13.6%
2021	2,255	−6.5%
Source: Census data

At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 2,255, of which 80.98% were Romanians and 7.67% Roma.^[2]

Natives

• Ion Brad [ro] (1929–2019), writer, politician, and diplomat
• Timotei Cipariu (1805–1887), cleric and academic, one of the founding members of the Romanian Academy
• Ioan Ignat [ro] (1869–?), educator, delegate at the Great National Assembly of Alba Iulia

References

1. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
2. "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.

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  Church in Sâncel