Șirnea

Sirnea
Schirnen
Sirnea

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Basic data

State :

Romania

Historical region :

Transylvania

Circle :

Brașov

Coordinates :

45 ° 29 ' N , 25 ° 15' E Coordinates: 45 ° 28 '30 " N , 25 ° 15' 7" E

Time zone :

EET ( UTC +2)

Height :

1150 m

Residents :

349 (2002)

Postal code :

507072

Telephone code :

(+40) 02 68

License plate :

BV

Structure and administration

Community type :

Village

Șirnea (German Schirnen , Hungarian Sirnea ) is a village in the Brașov district ( Romania ). It is part of the Fundata municipality .

location

Șirnea with the Piatra Craiului mountains in the background

Șirnea is located in the extreme south-east of Transylvania . It is located on the east side of the Piatra Craiului Mountains , about ten kilometers southwest of Bran Castle ( Törzburg ).

history

The region above the Törzburg and below the Törzburger Pass - an important Carpathian crossing - was probably settled around the end of the 17th century. The place Șirnea was mentioned for the first time in 1729. It was a village of Romanian farmers and cattle herders.

After Șirnea belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary , the Principality of Transylvania and Austria-Hungary until the end of the First World War , it has been part of the state of Romania since then.

population

Since the first records, the community has been reported as predominantly inhabited by Romanians . In 1850, 853 inhabitants - all Romanians - were registered. Since the peak in 1941 (1141 people) the population has decreased. In 2002 there were still 349 residents.

traffic

Șirnea is a few kilometers off the pass road between Braşov and Piteşti , which corresponds to the European route 574 . There are bus connections to Brașov.

Attractions

Șirnea is the starting point for hikes in the Piatra Craiului Mountains.

Individual evidence

^ Bogdan-Florin Popovici: Problema demografică in regiunea Branului de Sus. In: Studii și Materiale de Istorie Medie (SMIM). Vol. 25, 2007, ISSN 1222-4766 , pp. 171-182.
↑ www.roghid.ro ( Memento from July 5, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
↑ Árpád E. Varga: Brassó megye településeinek etnikai (anyanyelvi / nemzetiségi) adatai 1850-2002. (PDF; 512 KB)

[1] Bogdan-Florin Popovici: Problema demografică in regiunea Branului de Sus. In: Studii și Materiale de Istorie Medie (SMIM). Vol. 25, 2007, ISSN 1222-4766 , pp. 171-182.

[2] www.roghid.ro ( Memento from July 5, 2007 in the Internet Archive )

[3] Árpád E. Varga: Brassó megye településeinek etnikai (anyanyelvi / nemzetiségi) adatai 1850-2002. (PDF; 512 KB)