Bunești (Brașov)
Buneşti Bodendorf Szászbuda |
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Basic data | ||||
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State : | Romania | |||
Historical region : | Transylvania | |||
Circle : | Brașov | |||
Coordinates : | 46 ° 6 ' N , 25 ° 4' E | |||
Time zone : | EET ( UTC +2) | |||
Area : | 149.10 km² | |||
Residents : | 2,357 (October 20, 2011) | |||
Population density : | 16 inhabitants per km² | |||
Postal code : | 507035 | |||
Telephone code : | (+40) 02 68 | |||
License plate : | BV | |||
Structure and administration (as of 2016) | ||||
Community type : | local community | |||
Structure : | Buneşti, Criț , Meşendorf , Roadeş , Viscri | |||
Mayor : | Mircea Pălășan ( PNL ) | |||
Postal address : | Str. Principală, no. 119 loc. Buneşti, jud. Brașov, RO-507035 |
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Buneşti ( German Bodendorf , Hungarian Szászbuda ) is a municipality in Transylvania , Romania .
location
The village is located in the Repser Ländchen , a small region on the northwestern border of the Brașov district , named after the city of Rupea ( Reps ).
history
Within the Königsboden , an administrative structure of the Transylvanian Saxons , Bodendorf belonged to the Schäßburg Chair , where it was part of the so-called "Lower Chair".
The place, which was originally shaped by Transylvanian Saxons, has been predominantly Romanians living since the 1960s. After the fall of 1989, the proportion of the German-speaking population fell rapidly.
In 1992, 34 people reported German nationality in the census.
During the second half of the 20th century, Buneşti developed into a large municipality comprising five villages.
Education, economy and social
The community has five kindergartens and five primary schools . The residents of the municipality of Buneşti are mainly involved in animal husbandry , agrotourism , trade, and agriculture and forestry .
traffic
The place is located on the European route E 60 , which is important for national and international long-distance traffic and which leads from Sighișoara ( Schäßburg ) to Brașov ( Kronstadt ).
Attractions
The village of Viscri ( Deutsch-Weisskirch ), a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999, is located in the municipality .
- The Evangelical Church
- The Greek Catholic Church
- The Sfântu Gheorghe Monastery
Personalities
- Eugen A. Pora (1909–1981), zoologist, was born here.
See also
literature
- Arne Franke: The defensive Sachsenland. Fortified churches in southern Transylvania. With a historical introduction by Harald Roth. German Cultural Forum for Eastern Europe , Potsdam 2007, ISBN 978-3-936168-27-3 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 census in Romania ( MS Excel ; 1.3 MB)
- ↑ Seven Chairs of the Transylvanian Saxons - next stop Sibiu. In: projekt-one.de. January 29, 2007, archived from the original on February 28, 2016 ; accessed on July 23, 2018 .
- ↑ Varga E. Árpád: Erdély etnikai és felekezeti statisztikája (1850-1992). In: transindex.ro. Retrieved July 23, 2018 (Hungarian, Transylvanian Hungarian database).
- ↑ Romanian website with basic information about the place
- ↑ Romanian Wikipedia article on Eugen A. Pora