Teiuș (, ; ) is a town in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania, with a population of 6,308 inhabitants as of 2021. The town, declared as such in 1994, administers four villages: Beldiu (Marosbéld), Căpud (Magyarkapud), Coșlariu Nou (Újkoslárd), and Pețelca (Pacalka).
The town is located near the confluence of the Geoagiu River with the Mureș River. Teiuș is a junction point on the Cluj-Napoca–Sighișoara railway. It has several old churches, the most notable being the 17th century Uniate church and the Roman Catholic church, built for John Hunyadi in 1449 and rebuilt (1701–1704) in a simple Gothic style.
Demographics
At the 2011 census, Teiuș had 6,695 inhabitants, of which 83.57% were Romanians, 7.63% Roma, and 3.87% Hungarians. At the 2021 census, the town had a population of 6,308; of those, 80.83% were Romanians, 7.13% Roma, and 2.79% Hungarians.
Natives
- Ioan Bălan (1880–1959), Romanian bishop of the Greek-Catholic Church
- Norica Câmpean (born 1972), race walker
- Vlad Domșa (born 2003), footballer
Climate
Teiuș has a humid continental climate (Cfb in the Köppen climate classification).
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File:Auf der Durchreise Teius (Tövis) auf der Fahrt nach Sibiu (Hermannstadt), 20.10.1916 (BildID 15548963).jpg|Emperor Charles I of Austria reviewing troops at Teiuș railway station in October 1916
File:HouseInTeius.JPG|House in Teiuș near railway station
File:Biserica reformata Teius.jpg|Reformed church in Teiuș
File:TeiusChurch.JPG|Interior of the Greek-Catholic church in Teiuș
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