Șeica Mică

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.