Freiherr Joseph Alvinczi von Borberek a.k.a. Baron József Alvinczi de Borberek was a soldier in the Habsburg Army and a field marshal of the Austrian Empire. He is remembered for handing Napoleon his first two defeats, at the battles of Bassano and Caldiero, both in 1796 and just days apart. Napoleon would later remark that Alvinczi was the best general he had fought thus far.

Vințu de Jos, also known as Vinț, is a commune located in the centre of Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of eighteen villages: Câmpu Goblii, Ciocașu, Crișeni (Krieschen), Dealu Ferului, Gura Cuțului (Gurrenkutz), Hațegana (Hetzingen), Inuri, Laz (Slawendorf), Mătăcina (Mattatschin), Mereteu, Pârău lui Mihai (Michelsdorf), Poienița (Pojenitz), Stăuini (Stabing), Valea Goblii, Valea lui Mihai (Michaelsdorf), Valea Vințului, Vințu de Jos and Vurpăr.