Arpaşu de Jos

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Arpaşu de Jos
Unterarpasch
Alsóárpás
Coat of arms of Arpașu de Jos
Arpașu de Jos (Romania)
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Basic data
State : RomaniaRomania Romania
Historical region : Transylvania
Circle : Sibiu
Coordinates : 45 ° 47 '  N , 24 ° 37'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 46 '46 "  N , 24 ° 37' 18"  E
Time zone : EET ( UTC +2)
Height : 424  m
Area : 119.31  km²
Residents : 2,502 (October 20, 2011)
Population density : 21 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : 557015
Telephone code : (+40) 02 69
License plate : SB
Structure and administration (as of 2016)
Community type : local community
Structure : Arpaşu de Jos, Arpaşu de Sus , Nou Român
Mayor : Constantin-Aurelian Văcariu ( PNL )
Postal address : Str. Principală, no. 214
loc. Arpaşu de Jos, jud. Sibiu, RO-557015
Website :

Arpaşu de Jos (outdated Arpaşul din Jos ; German  Unterarpasch , Hungarian Alsóárpás ) is a municipality in Sibiu County , in Transylvania , Romania .

The place is also known under the German name Unter-Birndorf and the Hungarian Alsó-Arpás .

Geographical location

Location of Arpașu de Jos in Sibiu County

The municipality of Arpaşu de Jos is located north of the Făgăraş Mountains ( Munții Făgăraş ), on both sides of the Olt River ( Alt ), in the south of the Transylvanian Basin . South of the Olt, at the confluence of the Arpaşu Mare ( Arpaschel ) in the Arpaş dam - a dam of the Olt -, on the Avrig – Făgăraş railway line and on the European route 68 , the Arpaşu de Jos is about 15 kilometers northwest of the Small town Victoria ( Viktoriastadt ). In the southeast of the Sibiu district on the border with the Brașov district , the place is located about 47 kilometers east of the district capital Sibiu ( Hermannstadt ).

history

The place Arpaşu de Jos was first mentioned in a document in 1223 or 1390 (according to different information). According to K. Horedt and M. Roska , remnants of a Dacian fortress from the Latène period were discovered on the area of ​​the incorporated village of Arpaşu de Sus - called Cetățea by the locals . at Calea Fânului , archaeological finds that point to the Neolithic period have been made.

After the establishment of Fagaras County in the Kingdom of Hungary in the second half of the 19th century, Arpaşu de Jos was the administrative seat in the Alsóárpás district . When the Făgăraș County ( Județul Făgăraș ) was abolished in 1950 , Arpașu de Jos was first assigned to the Județul Brașov and from 1968 to today's Sibiu County.

population

The population of the municipality developed as follows:

census Ethnic composition
year population Romanians Hungary German other
1850 3,225 2,883 120 118 104
1900 3,937 3,622 216 75 2
1941 3,705 3,541 89 16 -
1977 3,351 3.191 82 9 69
2002 2,803 2,681 40 2 80
2011 2,502 2,278 32 3 189 (Roma 66)

Since 1850 the highest number of inhabitants and also that of the Romanians in 1900 have been determined in the area of ​​today's municipality. The highest population of the Magyars (248) in 1910, that of the Romanian Germans (139) was registered in 1880 and that of the Roma (111) in 1930. Furthermore, two people confessed to be Slovaks in 1910 , two as Ukrainians in 1992 and one as Serb in 1890 .

Attractions

  • The Romanian Orthodox Church Adormirea Maicii Domnului in Arpaşu de Jos, built in 1791 (the tower in 1824), is a listed building.
  • The church Adormirea Maicii Domnului in Arpaşu de Sus , built 1799-1802 and renovated in 1815, is a listed building.

  • Adormirea Maicii Domnului Church in Arpașu de Sus

  • Sfântul Mare Mucenic Gheorghe Church in Arpașu de Sus

  • Church in Nou Român

Web links

Commons : Arpașu de Jos  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de
  2. ↑ Karl Gottlieb von Windisch: Geography of the Grand Duchy of Transylvania: Third Part Pressburg, 1790
  3. ↑ a b Information in the web presentation of the municipality of Arpaşu de Jos ( Memento of the original from December 10, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed December 9, 2014. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.primariaarpasudejos.ro
  4. ↑ Heinz Heltmann, Gustav Servatius (Ed.): Travel Guide Siebenbürgen. Kraft, Würzburg 1993, ISBN 3-8083-2019-2 .
  5. ^ Institute Of Archeology - Arpașu de Sus, accessed December 9, 2014 (Romanian)
  6. ↑ Census, last updated November 4, 2008 (Hungarian; PDF; 1.1 MB)
  7. ↑ Information on the Adormirea Maicii Domnului church in Arpașu de Jos from biserici.org accessed on December 13, 2014 (Romanian)
  8. ↑ a b List of historical monuments of the Romanian Ministry of Culture, updated 2010 (Romanian; PDF; 7.10 MB)