Cricău

Cricău
Commune
Piatra Craivii
Location in Alba County
Cricău Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°11′N 23°34′E / 46.183°N 23.567°E / 46.183; 23.567
Country	Romania
County	Alba County
Population (2002)^[1]
• Total	2,097
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Cricău (Hungarian: Boroskrakkó; German: Krakau) is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. It has a population of 2,097 and is composed of three villages: Craiva (Királypataka), Cricău and Tibru (Tibor).

History

Ancient times

See also: Dacia, Dacians and Roman Dacia

Apula on the Roman Dacia selection from Tabula Peutingeriana

The Dacian fortress on top of Piatra Craivii is believed by many archaeologists to be the location of Apulon. Apulon was an important Dacian political, economic and social center, the capital of the Apuli tribe.

It was first mentioned by the Ancient Greek geographer Ptolemy in his Geographia, under the name Apulon. It is also depicted in the Tabula Peutingeriana as an important city named Apula, at the cross road of two main routes: one coming from Blandiana, the other from Acidava. The two roads merge at Apula, with the next stop on the route being Brucla.

The Latin name of Apulum is derived from Apulon.^[2]

Gallery

Reformed Church
Dacian citadel festival
Dacian citadel festival
Sânzienele - Dacian citadel festival
Wall from Piatra Craivii Dacian Fortress in display at the National Museum of the Union, Alba Iulia
Wall from Piatra Craivii Dacian Fortress
Import items from the Roman world found at Dacian settlement of Piatra Craivii,
Late Bronze Age vessels and bronze objects, from various locations in Alba County, including Piatra Craivii

References

↑ (Romanian) "Cricău", at the Erdélyi Magyar Adatbank's Recensământ 2002; Retrieved on April 16, 2016.
↑ The history of the city Retrieved 4 February 2012.

Alba County, Romania

Cities	Alba Iulia (county seat) Aiud Blaj Sebeș

Towns	Abrud Baia de Arieș Câmpeni Cugir Ocna Mureș Teiuș Zlatna

Communes	Albac Almașu Mare Arieșeni Avram Iancu Berghin Bistra Blandiana Bucerdea Grânoasă Bucium Câlnic Cenade Cergău Ceru-Băcăinți Cetatea de Baltă Ciugud Ciuruleasa Crăciunelu de Jos Cricău Cut Daia Română Doștat Fărău Galda de Jos Gârbova Gârda de Sus Hopârta Horea Ighiu Întregalde Jidvei Livezile Lopadea Nouă Lunca Mureșului Lupșa Meteș Mihalț Mirăslău Mogoș Noșlac Ocoliș Ohaba Pianu Poiana Vadului Ponor Poșaga Rădești Râmeț Rimetea Roșia de Secaș Roșia Montană Sălciua Săliștea Sâncel Săsciori Sântimbru Scărișoara Stremț Șibot Sohodol Șpring Șugag Șona Unirea Vârtop Vadu Moților Valea Lungă Vidra Vințu de Jos

Coordinates: 46°11′N 23°34′E / 46.183°N 23.567°E / 46.183; 23.567

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