Blaj is a city in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 20,630 inhabitants. The landmark of the city is the fact that it was the principal religious and cultural center of the Romanian Greek-Catholic Church in Transylvania. History Blaj is first mentioned in 1271 as Villa Herbordi, after the deed of a Count Herbod.[3][4] In 1313, the domain passed to Herbod’s son […]