Ponor River (Arieş)
Encyclopedia
The Ponor is a small river in the Apuseni Mountains
, Alba County
, western Romania
. It is a right tributary
of the river Arieş
. It flows through the municipalities Ponor
and Sălciua
, and joins the Arieş near the village Sălciua de Jos. It starts at the junction of headwaters Valea Bucurului and Valea Rece. Another tributary is the Valea Poienii.
Apuseni Mountains
The Apuseni Mountains is a mountain range in Transylvania, Romania, which belongs to the Western Carpathians, also called Occidentali in Romanian. Their name translates from Romanian as Mountains "of the sunset" i.e. "western". The highest peak is "Cucurbăta Mare" - 1849 metres, also called Bihor...
, Alba County
Alba County
Alba is a county of Romania, in Transylvania, its capital city being Alba-Iulia with a population of 66,406.- Demographics :In 2002, it had a population of 382,747 and the population density was 61/km².* Romanians - 90.4%* Hungarians - 5.4%...
, western Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
. It is a right tributary
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of the river Arieş
Arieș River (Mureș)
The Arieș is a tributary of Mureș River in Transylvania, Romania.Most probably "Arieș" means "Gold River" in Dalmatian which is thought to be very similar to the Dacian language. It is concluded that the Romanian name most probably derives from the Dacian name of the river...
. It flows through the municipalities Ponor
Ponor, Alba
Ponor is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. It has a population of 697 and is composed of six villages: După Deal, Geogel, Măcăreşti, Ponor, Vale în Jos and Valea Bucurului.-References:...
and Sălciua
Salciua
Sălciua is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Dealu Caselor , Dumeşti, Sălciua de Jos , Sălciua de Sus , Sub Piatră and Valea Largă . It has a population of 1,785.-References:...
, and joins the Arieş near the village Sălciua de Jos. It starts at the junction of headwaters Valea Bucurului and Valea Rece. Another tributary is the Valea Poienii.
Maps
- Harta Munţii Apuseni http://www.harta-turistica.ro/map.php?ID=10
- Harta Judeţul Alba http://www.harta-turistica.ro/map.php?ID=28&harta=Judetul%20Alba
- Harta Munţii Trascău http://harti.mielu.ro/trascau.html