Cârța (Sibiu)
Cârța Kerz Kerc |
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Basic data | ||||
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Historical region : | Transylvania | |||
Circle : | Sibiu | |||
Coordinates : | 45 ° 47 ' N , 24 ° 34' E | |||
Time zone : | EET ( UTC +2) | |||
Height : | 406 m | |||
Area : | 28.90 km² | |||
Residents : | 906 (October 20, 2011) | |||
Population density : | 31 inhabitants per km² | |||
Postal code : | 557070 | |||
Telephone code : | (+40) 02 69 | |||
License plate : | SB | |||
Structure and administration (as of 2016) | ||||
Community type : | local community | |||
Structure : | Cârța, Poienița | |||
Mayor : | Cristin Magheru ( PSD ) | |||
Postal address : | Str. Principală, no. 104 loc. Cârța, jud. Sibiu, RO-557070 |
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Cârța or Cîrța [ ˈkɨrtsa ] ( German Kerz , Hungarian Kerc ) is a municipality in the Sibiu district in Transylvania , Romania .
Geographical location
The place Cârța is on the river Olt ( Alt ), on the Avrig – Făgăraş railway line and about two and a half kilometers from the European route 68 . The nearest small town Avrig ( Freck ) is about 20 kilometers southwest; the district capital Sibiu ( Hermannstadt ) 42 kilometers west of Cârța.
history
The place owes its name to the Kerz Monastery , a Cistercian monastery that was founded in 1202 and dissolved in 1474 under Matthias Corvinus .
Attractions
- The ruins of the Kerz monastery . The abbey is a subsidiary of Igriș ( Egresch ) monastery in the Banat .
- The reservoirs on the Olt near Cârța.
Personalities
- Viktor Kästner (1826–1857), Transylvanian-Saxon dialect poet.
- Friedrich Wilhelm Schuster (* 1950), journalist, Transylvanian-Saxon dialect poet
See also
literature
- Michael Thalgott: The Cistercians of Kerz. Relationships (= publications of the Südostdeutschen Kulturwerk. Series B: Scientific works. Vol. 50). Verlag Südostdeutsches Kulturwerk, Munich 1990, ISBN 3-88356-061-8 .
Web links
Commons : Cârța - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de
- ↑ Friedrich Schuster at honterus-verlag.ro