Arieşeni

Arieşeni
—  Commune  —
Location in Alba County
Arieşeni Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°29′N 22°46′E / 46.483°N 22.767°E / 46.483; 22.767
Country	Romania
County	Alba County
Population (2002)[1]
– Total	1,921
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
– Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Arieşeni (German: Leppusch; Hungarian: Lepus) is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. It has a population of 1,921. The commune is composed of eighteen villages: Arieşeni, Avrămeşti, Bubeşti, Casa de Piatră, Cobleş, Dealu Bajului, Faţa Cristesei, Faţa Lăpuşului, Galbena, Hodobana, Izlaz, Pănteşti, Pătrăhăiţeşti, Poieniţa, Raviceşti, Ştei-Arieşeni, Sturu and Vanvuceşti.

Local farm

It is a very popular ski resort among the people of Bihor and Alba counties having 3 ski-slopes: the old one is about 500 meters long, the second about 1,000 m and the third one, opened in January 2011 is the longest having 1,600 m. The first skilift in Romania was installed in Arieşeni and with the opening of the new slope, the resorts has also got a brand new funicular. There are several notable natural tourist sites such as the Vârciorog Waterfall, Gheţarul de la Scărişoara, Groapa Ruginoasă, Piatra Grăitoare, Pătrăhăiţeşti village, Bihorul Peak (1848m), etc.

View of the old ski slope in Arieşeni

References

1. ^ (Romanian) "Arieşeni", at the Erdélyi Magyar Adatbank's Recensământ 2002; Retrieved on September 4, 2009

Coordinates: 46°29′N 22°46′E / 46.483°N 22.767°E / 46.483; 22.767

View from Vârtop skiresort in Arieşeni, Romania over Vârtop Pass And Bihor Mountains