Șelimbăr
Șelimbăr Schellenberg Sellenberk |
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Basic data | ||||
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State : | Romania | |||
Historical region : | Transylvania | |||
Circle : | Sibiu | |||
Coordinates : | 45 ° 46 ' N , 24 ° 11' E | |||
Time zone : | EET ( UTC +2) | |||
Height : | 411 m | |||
Residents : | 7,028 (October 20, 2011) | |||
Postal code : | 557260 | |||
Telephone code : | (+40) 02 69 | |||
License plate : | SB | |||
Structure and administration (as of 2016) | ||||
Community type : | local community | |||
Structure : | Șelimbăr, Bungard , Mohu , Veștem | |||
Mayor : | Marius Grecu (independent) | |||
Postal address : | St. Mihai Viteazu nr. 234 loc. Șelimbăr, jud. Sibiu, RO-557260 |
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Șelimbăr ( German Schellenberg , Hungarian Sellenberk ) is a municipality in the Sibiu district in Transylvania , Romania .
Geographical location
The community is located just outside of Sibiu in the southeast of the urban area on the Cibin (Zibin) . In the cadastral community of Mohu , the Hârtibaciu (Harbach) flows into the Zibin.
The place also includes three more cadastral communities, which results in a long overall appearance.
history
The village, founded by Transylvanian Saxons , was first mentioned in documents in 1323.
For many centuries, the Saxons formed the majority of the population. From around the 18th century Romanians began to settle. In the 1960s there were about as many Saxons as Romanians in the village.
Already during the socialist period , but especially after the political change of 1989 in Romania , the majority of the German-speaking population emigrated to the Federal Republic of Germany .
The "Battle of Schellenberg"
The place gained historical importance through the Battle of Schellenberg , in which Mihai Viteazul ( Michael the Brave ) was able to achieve a victory against Andreas Báthory as an ally of the Habsburgs on October 18, 1599 .
Subsequently, Mihai Viteazul was able to temporarily unite Transylvania, Wallachia and Moldova . Large parts of Romanian historians attach particular importance to these events.
present
The townscape is today characterized by the expansion of the district capital, the Sibiu " industrial area south". Shopping centers and supermarkets line the national road west of the town center.
traffic
The place is on the national roads DN1 and DN7, which run together here, and the European roads E68 and E81 , immediately after the Sibiu city exit in a southerly direction. Construction is currently underway on the Romanian A1 motorway .
There is also a CFR railway station on the Sibiu – Avrig line in the village . The Wusch narrow-gauge railway used to run through the village.
Attractions
- Church (13th century, bell tower 1807)
- Orthodox Church (1937)
- Memorial to the "Battle of Schellenberg"
Personalities
- Johann Filtsch Junior (1783–1867), Protestant theologian and pastor , died in Schellenberg
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de