Berghin

Berghin (Blutroth; Berve) is a commune located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 1,672 (as of 2021) and is composed of four villages: Berghin, Ghirbom (Oláhgorbó), Henig (Henningsdorf; Henningfalva), and Straja (Őregyháza).

The commune is located in the east-central part of the county, on the left side of the Mureș River, about 16 km east of the county seat, Alba Iulia.

At the 2021 census, Berghin had a population of 1,672. According to the census from 2011, the commune had a total population of 1,893; of those, 89.75% are ethnic Romanians, 4.28% ethnic Romani, and 1.27% are ethnic Germans.

The Ghirbom church dates from 1688.

Natives

 * Zenovie Pâclișanu (1886–1957 or 1958), historian, diplomat, and cleric