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The relief is dominated by the low terraces of the river Mureș in the north and the high plateau and several hills in the south. The highest hills, Globul, Hălmul and Coasta Răchitii, are about 700–900 m (2,300–3,000 ft) high. Other hills are Văratecul (630 m), Dealul Mare (452 m), Dealul
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Romanian Orthodox bishop. As a response to Sofronie's movement, the Austrian military commander systematically destroyed the monasteries in Transylvania that had served as centres of the uprising, including the one in Cioara. In the end however, The Orthodox achieved a notable victory:
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According to the 2002 census, there were 2,374 people living in Săliștea (100% Romanians), of which 1,252 in the centre of the commune, 745 in Tărtăria, 309 in Săliștea Deal, and 77 in Mărgineni. At the
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settlement in this area. The main discovery was a series of 62 pieces of silver artifacts, found in 1820 by Matei Molodeț, a villager from Săliștea. Several coins dated back to the times of
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Transylvania's Orthodox Church to be one with the Roman Catholic Church. Sofronie's peaceful uprising advocated for freedom of worship and the right of the Romanian population in
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who, between the autumn of 1759 and the spring of 1761, led the peaceful uprising of the
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were discovered in the village of Tărtăria, part of the Săliștea commune, in 1961 by a team of
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in the second part of the war. Sixty-five of them were reported dead in action.
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Drejman were united to form the village of
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820:Saint Archangels church in Săliștea
554:The village of Cioara is linked to
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202: • Density
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16:For other uses, see
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681: [
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656:2011 census
610:World War I
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511:Picture of
471:Roman Dacia
343:Alba County
339:Mureș River
308:Alba County
306:located in
228:Postal code
125: /
1345:Categories
1275:Scărișoara
1140:Întregalde
1075:Ciuruleasa
972:Ocna Mureș
908:Alba Iulia
724:References
649:Population
640:Bessarabia
605:movement.
363:Alba Iulia
222:(UTC+2/+3)
194:Population
158:Government
1265:Sântimbru
1030:Blandiana
549:Hunedoara
448:Neolithic
408:Neolithic
370:Blandiana
333:Geography
296:Alsócsóra
292:Hungarian
288:Tschorren
280:‹See Tfd›
240:Area code
211:Time zone
186:Elevation
1270:Săsciori
1255:Săliștea
1180:Mirăslău
1150:Livezile
1010:Arieșeni
992:Communes
808:Săliștea
712:See also
601:and the
575:Habsburg
529:Romanian
432:Tărtăria
428:Sumerian
275:Săliștea
88:Săliștea
30:Săliștea
1285:Sohodol
1250:Sălciua
1235:Rimetea
1225:Rădești
1125:Hopârta
1115:Gârbova
1020:Berghin
962:Câmpeni
890:Romania
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666:Natives
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494:Drejman
456:5300 BC
399:History
316:Romania
304:commune
259:Website
244:+40 x58
141:Romania
138:Country
113:23°24′E
110:45°54′N
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1300:Stremț
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1220:Poșaga
1195:Ocoliș
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1145:Jidvei
1100:Doștat
1085:Cricău
1070:Ciugud
1055:Cergău
1050:Cenade
1045:Câlnic
1040:Bucium
1025:Bistra
982:Zlatna
899:Cities
558:, the
533:cioară
521:Cioara
467:Dacian
454:dated
450:. The
422:. The
412:amulet
320:Cioara
300:Cioara
284:German
233:517655
147:County
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1305:Șugag
1280:Șibot
1230:Râmeț
1215:Ponor
1205:Pianu
1200:Ohaba
1185:Mogoș
1170:Meteș
1165:Lupșa
1135:Ighiu
1130:Horea
1105:Fărău
1000:Albac
977:Teiuș
967:Cugir
952:Abrud
944:Towns
925:Sebeș
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486:Count
410:clay
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382:Cugir
378:Pianu
359:Cugir
355:Sebeș
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920:Blaj
915:Aiud
700:and
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220:EEST
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152:Alba
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