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Unirea, previously Vințu de Sus (Hungarian: Felvinc, German: Oberwinz), is a commune located in the north-east of Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Ciugudu de Jos (Alfüged), Ciugudu de Sus (Felfüged), Dumbrava (Dombró), Inoc (Inakfalva), Măhăceni (Aranyosmohács), and Unirea.
Alba's origins date from before the Roman civilization, connected probably to the presence of Celtic and Ligurian tribes in the area.. The modern town occupies the site of ancient Alba Pompeia, the name given after being officially recognized as a town by the Roman consul Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo while constructing a road from Aquae Statiellae to Augusta Taurinorum ().
Historically, Alba de Jos County was located in the central-western part of Greater Romania, in the southwestern part of Transylvania, with a territory identical with the old Alsó-Fehér County of Hungary. After the administrative unification law in 1925, the name of the county changed to Alba County and the territory was reorganized.
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Alba is located in southwestern Bradford County at (41.704343, -76.827519 It is bordered by Canton Township on the west, south, and east, and by Troy Township on the north. Pennsylvania Route 14 passes through the borough, leading north 6 miles (10 km) to Troy and U.S. Route 6 , and south 4 miles (6 km) to Canton .
The dukedom of Alba de Tormes is one of the most significant noble titles of Spain and gives its name to the House of Alba.Over the centuries, members of three distinct family dynasties have held the title in succession – the House of Álvarez de Toledo [], the House of Silva (extinct in 1802) and the House of Fitz-James Stuart, which descends from an illegitimate son of King James II of ...
Operation Alba was launched in response to the serious social crisis that had followed the collapse of major pyramid schemes in Albania in early 1997. The loss of many Albanians' life savings invested in these schemes, in addition to dissatisfaction with political corruption and recent electoral irregularities, caused large parts of the country to rise in rebellion against the Albanian government.
Jon Allen Husted (/ h juː s t ɛ d / HEW-sted; born August 25, 1967) is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Ohio since 2025. A member of the Republican Party, Husted served as the 66th lieutenant governor of Ohio from 2019 to 2025 and as the 50th secretary of state of Ohio from 2011 to 2019.