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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 40. Chapters: Abrud, Alma u Mare, Anina, Aninoasa, Armeni, Baia de Arie, Baia de Cri, Baia Mare, Baia Sprie, B i a, Hunedoara, B lan, B ni a, Boc a, Bor a, Bozovici, Brad, Hunedoara, Bro teni, Suceava, Bucium, Alba, Cacica, Caransebe, Carlibaba, Cavnic, Certeju de Sus, Ciclova Roman, Cojocna, Crucea, Suceava, Dobre ti, Bihor, Dognecea, Fundu Moldovei, Ghelari, Iacobeni, Suceava, Iara, Cluj, Lupeni, Moldova Nou, Motru, Ocna de Fier, Ocna Mure, Ocna ugatag, Ocnele Mari, Oravi a, Petrila, Pojorata, Praid, Re i a, Ribi a, Rodna, Rona de Sus, Ro ia Montan, Rovinari, Sasca Montan, Sl nic, Targu Ocna, T u ii-M gher u, Tome ti, Timi, Turda, Uricani, Vama, Suceava, Vatra Dornei, Vatra Moldovi ei, Vulcan, Hunedoara, Zlatna. Excerpt: Ro ia Montan (pronounced; "Ro ia of the Mountains/in the Mountains"; Latin: Hungarian: ; German: ) is a commune of Alba County in the Apuseni Mountains of western Transylvania, Romania. It is located in the Valea Ro iei, through which the Ro ia River flows. The commune is composed of sixteen villages: B lmo e ti, Blide ti, Bunta, C rpini (Abrudkerpenyes), Coasta Hen ii, Corna (Szarvaspatak), Cur turi, D roaia, Garda-B rbule ti, Gura Ro iei, Iacobe ti, Ign e ti, Ro ia Montan, oal, arina and Vartop. The rich mineral resources of the area have been exploited since Roman times or before. The state-run gold mine was forced to close in late 2006 in advance of Romania's accession to the EU but Gabriel Resources of Canada want to replace it with a new mine. This has caused controversy over the destruction of Roman remains and on fears of a repeat of the cyanide pollution at Baia Mare. The campaign against the cyanide mining at Ro ia Montan was one of the largest campaigns over a non-political cause in the last 20 years in...
