Șugag ( German : Schugag ; Hungarian : Sugág ) is a commune located in Alba County , Transylvania , Romania . It is composed of seven villages: Arți ( Arctelep ), Bârsana ( Barzonatelep ), Dobra ( Dobratelep ), Jidoștina ( Jidostinatelep ), Mărtinie ( Martiniatelep ), Șugag, and Tău Bistra ( Vartótelek ).
4-571: The commune is situated at the southwestern edge of the Transylvanian Plateau , at an altitude of 455 m (1,493 ft), on the banks of the river Sebeș and its tributaries, the Bistra and the Mărtinia . It is located at the southern extremity of Alba County, 43 km (27 mi) from the county seat, Alba Iulia , on the border with Sibiu County . The Șugag Dam on the river Sebeș creates
8-579: The Eastern , Southern and Romanian Western branches of the Carpathian Mountains . The area includes the Transylvanian Plain . It is improperly called a plateau, for it does not possess extensive plains, but is formed of a network of valleys of various size, ravines and canyons , united together by numerous small mountain ranges , which attain a height of 150–250 m (490–820 ft) above
12-418: The altitude of the valley. The plateau has a continental climate . Temperature varies a great deal in the course of a year, with warm summers contrasted by very cold winters. Vast forests cover parts of the plateau and the mountains. The mean elevation is 300–500 m (980–1,640 ft). The Transylvanian Plateau is divided into three areas: The Transylvanian Plain is also hilly (400–600 m), but because
16-430: The reservoir Lake Tău Bistra. This Alba County location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Transylvanian Plateau The Transylvanian Plateau ( Romanian : Podișul Transilvaniei ; Hungarian : Erdélyi-medence ) is a plateau in central Romania . The plateau lies within and takes its name from the historical region of Transylvania , and is almost entirely surrounded by
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