Teiuș

Teiuș
Teiuș
Town
	Teiuș railway station
	Coat of arms
	Location in Alba County
	Teiuș Location in Romania
	Coordinates: 46°12′0″N 23°40′48″E / 46.20000°N 23.68000°E
Country	Romania
County	Alba
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Mirel-Vasile Hălălai (PSD)
Area	44.56 km2 (17.20 sq mi)
Elevation	208 m (682 ft)
Population (2021-12-01)	6,308
• Density	140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	515900
Area code	(+40) 02 58
Vehicle reg.	AB
Website	primariateius.ro

Teiuș (Romanian pronunciation: [teˈjuʃ], German: Dreikirchen, Dornstadt; Hungarian: Tövis) 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.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1850	2,935	—
1880	3,311	+12.8%
1910	5,088	+53.7%
1930	6,636	+30.4%
1941	7,023	+5.8%
1956	6,614	−5.8%
1966	7,162	+8.3%
1977	7,718	+7.8%
1992	7,199	−6.7%
2002	7,284	+1.2%
2011	6,695	−8.1%
2021	6,308	−5.8%
Source: Census data

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).

Climate data for Teiuș
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	2.5 (36.5)	5.2 (41.4)	10.5 (50.9)	16.3 (61.3)	20.8 (69.4)	24.1 (75.4)	26 (79)	26.2 (79.2)	21.1 (70.0)	15.5 (59.9)	9.6 (49.3)	3.8 (38.8)	15.1 (59.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−1.3 (29.7)	0.8 (33.4)	5.2 (41.4)	10.9 (51.6)	15.8 (60.4)	19.3 (66.7)	21.2 (70.2)	21.3 (70.3)	16.2 (61.2)	10.6 (51.1)	5.3 (41.5)	0.2 (32.4)	10.5 (50.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−4.7 (23.5)	−3.2 (26.2)	0.1 (32.2)	5.1 (41.2)	10.1 (50.2)	13.8 (56.8)	15.7 (60.3)	16.1 (61.0)	11.5 (52.7)	6.1 (43.0)	1.7 (35.1)	−2.8 (27.0)	5.8 (42.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	33 (1.3)	31 (1.2)	43 (1.7)	60 (2.4)	79 (3.1)	94 (3.7)	88 (3.5)	73 (2.9)	59 (2.3)	47 (1.9)	37 (1.5)	40 (1.6)	684 (27.1)
Source: https://en.climate-data.org/europe/romania/alba/teius-15210/

Image gallery

Emperor Charles I of Austria reviewing troops at Teiuș railway station in October 1916
House in Teiuș near railway station
Reformed church in Teiuș
Interior of the Greek-Catholic church in Teiuș