Alba Iulia Municipality

Alba Iulia Municipality is a 74000 inhabitants city, a county capital, located in the heart of the historical region of Transylvania, Romania, known as "the other capital of Romania", a symbolic capital for national unity (unification of Romania was declared here 100 year ago).
Alba Iulia Municipality is a local public authority which provides a democratic local government of the city of Alba Iulia. Among its activities and objectives we mention:
• to ensure the provision of public services for the inhabitants of the municipality in a sustainable manner respecting the equality of chances;
• to promote social and economic development;
• to promote a safe and healthy environment;
• to encourage the involvement of citizens and of nongovernmental organizations in the matters of local government;
• to make sure the citizens of the municipality benefit from good living conditions;
In its modern history, Alba Iulia has been a provincial town, enjoying limited economic opportunities. It maintains a range of traditional industries (including a predominant porcelain industry, the largest from Romania, and other activities related to food processing, textile manufacturing or metalworking). Tourism has been the most relevant sector for the local economy.
The municipality develops a constant endeavor to enhance the city’s touristic potential. In addition to the aforementioned rehabilitation, several events and leisure activities are meant to emphasize the potential of the city’s historic and tourism heritage such as: the daily “Changing the Guard” ceremony of the Citadel or the ”Treasure of the Citadel” competition. It also has a year-long calendar of events, including music and theaters, a Museum Night, etc.