Șeica Mică
Șeica Mică Kleinschelken Kisselyk |
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Basic data | ||||
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State : | Romania | |||
Historical region : | Transylvania | |||
Circle : | Sibiu | |||
Coordinates : | 46 ° 3 ' N , 24 ° 7' E | |||
Time zone : | EET ( UTC +2) | |||
Height : | 299 m | |||
Area : | 39.86 km² | |||
Residents : | 1,589 (October 20, 2011) | |||
Population density : | 40 inhabitants per km² | |||
Postal code : | 557255 | |||
Telephone code : | (+40) 02 69 | |||
License plate : | SB | |||
Structure and administration (as of 2016) | ||||
Community type : | local community | |||
Structure : | Șeica Mică, Soroştin | |||
Mayor : | Emil-Marius Urian ( PSD ) | |||
Postal address : | Str. Principală, no. 75 loc. Șeica Mică, jud. Sibiu, RO-557255 |
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Șeica Mică ( German Kleinschelken , Hungarian Kisselyk ) is a municipality in the Sibiu district in Transylvania , Romania .
location
The place Șeica Mică is located 23 km west of Mediaş and can only be reached by car via a junction from the Mediaş – Blaj road . The nearest train stations are to the north on the Teiuş – Braşov railway and in Șeica Mare, 4 km southeast of Șeica Mică, on the Sibiu – Copşa Mică railway line .
history
The first place was founded around 1280 in the middle of the ridge between Kleinschelken and Kleinkopisch. The name "Salchelk" was first documented in 1311; it is derived from the Slavic word "sol" (meaning salt). The place was first mentioned in a document in 1318 as the Kleinschelken . However, there are also numerous legacies from the Iron Age, the Dacians and the Romans. Kleinschelken, like the entire area of Transylvania, was settled by German colonists from the middle of the 12th century, whom the Hungarian King Géza II had settled on the so-called royal soil . The descendants of these immigrants kept their dialect, which is close to Moselle Franconian , to the present day. A school has been documented since 1414. In 1494 Kleinschelken became a market place. In 1530 the place was plundered in connection with the Habsburg-Turkish wars. The Reformation was introduced in 1553, and in 1576 the place received blood jurisdiction from Vojvoden Transylvania. In 1661 Kleinschelken was the scene of a Transylvanian state parliament. In 1705 there was looting by imperial troops. In the years 1838 and 1865 there was a major fire in Kleinschelken.
As a result of the Second World War, a large number of the residents of German descent left the place to live in Germany. The last big wave of this return migration came after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the political change in Romania.
Șeica Mică today
Due to the emigration of the Transylvanian Saxons, predominantly Romanians now live in Șeica Mică. Some of the repatriates from the place are organized in Germany in the home community Kleinschelken .
Attractions
- The fortified church , a strongly fortified Protestant church with a three-aisled basilica and a massive bell tower (built in the 15th century).
- The Kleinschelker Heimatmuseum has been open since 2012 and can be viewed in the parsonage, which has been converted into an inn.
Born in the place
- Adolf Kiertscher (1942–2015), Kapellmeister
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de
- ^ "Lexicon of the Transylvanian Saxony", editor: Prof. Dr. Walter Myß, Wort und Welt Verlag Thaur, Austria, 1993. Page 265
- ↑ Information about the Kleinschelker Heimatmuseum on the HOG Kleinschelken website
- ↑ Information on the rectory on the HOG Kleinschelken website