Benzenz (German) – Benzendorf – Bencenc (Hungarian) – Bencencz (Hungarian) – Binţinţi (Other) – Aurel Vlaicu, Romania (Official)
Hunedoara County – Western Romania
A village on the banks of the Mures in Hunedoara County, Transylvania, RO.
Benzenz, Romanian Aurel Vlaicu, Hungarian Bencenc, located in the district of Hunedoara in Transylvania, Romania, about 23 km as the crow west of Muhlbach. The geographical coordinates are 45 ° 54 ‘north latitude and 23 ° 16’ east longitude.
Resettled by Batschka Germans around 1900.
Birthplace of Romanian pilot, Aurel Vlaicu (b. Nov 19, 1882 – d. Sep 13, 1913) was a Romanian engineer, inventor, airplane constructor and early pilot. Aurel Vlaicu was born in Binţinţi (now renamed Aurel Vlaicu) Geoagiu, Transylvania. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurel_Vlaicu
Last updated: 05/19/2025