Teiuș

For the village in Bacău County, see Parava, Bacău. For the village in Olt County, see Scornicești.

Not to be confused with Teiuşu.

Teiuș
Town
Coat of arms of Teiuș Coat of arms
Teiuș Location of Teiuș
Coordinates:
Country	Romania
County	Alba County
Status	Town
Government
• Mayor	Iacob Dorin Cornel Mateica (Democratic Party)
Area
• Total	44.56 km2 (17.20 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	6,695
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Teiuș (Romanian pronunciation: [teˈjuʃ], German: Dreikirchen, Dornstadt; Hungarian: Tövis) is a town in Alba County, Romania, near the junction between the Stremț/Geoagiului Creek and the Mureș River, with a population of 7,284 inhabitants. The town, declared as such in 1994, 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.

The town administers four villages: Beldiu (Marosbéld), Căpud (Magyarkapud), Coșlariu Nou (Újkoslárd) and Pețelca (Pacalka).

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%
Source: Census data

Image gallery

• Gara Teius.jpg

  Teiuș train station

• HouseInTeius.JPG

  House in Teiuș near train station

• Biserica reformata Teius.jpg

  Reformed church in Teiuș

• TeiusChurch.JPG

  Interior of the Greek-Catholic church in Teiuș