Commune

Zam

A commune on the Mureș Gorge, with thirteen villages and many 17th–19th-century wooden churches.

Zam is a commune in Hunedoara County, made up of 13 villages: Zam, Almaș-Săliște, Almășel, Brășeu, Cerbia, Deleni, Godinești, Micănești, Pogănești, Pojoga, Sălciva, Tămășești and Valea.

Sights in the commune include the wooden churches of Almaș-Săliște (18th c.), Micănești (1761), Pogănești (18th c.) and Sălciva (1799), all listed monuments, as well as those in Almășel, Cerbia, Deleni and Godinești. The area also has the “Godinești Limestones” (6 ha) and “Pojoga Forest” (20 ha) reserves and the Natura 2000 site Mureș Gorge. The first documentary record of Zam dates from 1407.