AIUD is a beautiful historic city founded by the saxons north of Alba Iulia. Numerous archeological vestiges speak of human settlements existing in the region during the Neolithic era and the Copper, Bronze and Iron Ages as well as the Roman and pre-feudal periods. Prehistoric settlements and Scythian and Celtic graveyards were unearthed as well as numerous artifacts wich attest that the Thracian settlements flourished in the region before and after the Romans conquered and colonised the region. However, the saxons colonised in Transylvania around year 1200, built the urban settlement of Aiud on the estate of the roman-catholic episcopate of Alba Iulia.

Medieval fortress	Medieval fortress	Medieval fortress
Medieval protestant church	Medieval church	Medieval defence tower
Old photo	Fortress at night	Main gateway
Medieval church inside	Inside the fortress	Lutheran chapel
History Museum	Catholic church	Inside the church
Churches in the oldtown	Walkway bridge	The town court
City hall	"Bethlen Gábor" collegiate	Metallurgy school

On December 8^th, 1846, the great musician and composer Franz Liszt held a concert in the town.

The town is mentioned in many documents in different languages under different names: Colonia ANNIA, AD-ANNIAM, AEGIDIOPOLIS, STRAßBURG AM MIERESCH, ENIL, ENID, ENUD, ENUGD, VILLA AEGYIDI, VILLA DE ENUDIO, NOGENYD, >VIA AEGIDIUS, MAIOR ENYED, GROSS ENYED, NAGY ENYED, AJUDU, AJUD and AIUD.

Web Site of the Aiud Municipality, Alba District, Romania

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