Cârța (Sibiu)

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Cârța
Kerz
Kerc
Coat of arms of Cârța (Sibiu)
Cârța (Sibiu) (Romania)
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Basic data
State : RomaniaRomania Romania
Historical region : Transylvania
Circle : Sibiu
Coordinates : 45 ° 47 '  N , 24 ° 34'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 47 '4 "  N , 24 ° 34' 4"  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
Website :

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

  • View of Cârța

  • The rectory

  • Kerz Monastery Church

  • Graves at the monastery church

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

  1. ↑ 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de
  2. ↑ Friedrich Schuster at honterus-verlag.ro