Gușterița
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Gușterița Hammersdorf Szenterzsébet |
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 Romania
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| Historical region : | Transylvania | ||||
| Circle : | Sibiu | ||||
| Municipality : | Sibiu | ||||
| Coordinates : | 45 ° 49 ' N , 24 ° 11' E | ||||
| Time zone : | EET ( UTC +2) | ||||
| Height : | 440 m | ||||
| Residents : | 4,000 | ||||
| Postal code : | 550271 | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+40) 02 69 | ||||
| License plate : | SB | ||||
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| Community type : | district | ||||
Gușterița ( German Hammersdorf , Hungarian Szenterzsébet ) is a village in Transylvania , Romania . Administratively, it is now turned my deterministic part of the Municipality, Sibiu ( Sibiu ).
location
The village is located in the northeast of Sibiu and is separated from the urban area by the Cibin ( Zibin ). The route of the A1 motorway runs past the village .
history
The village was first mentioned in a document in 1309 as villa (h) umberti . Even in ancient times, however, there was a Roman settlement here called Cedonia , but little is known about it so far.
In the 1940s, Gușterița was attached to Sibiu.
Personalities
- Johann Michael Ackner (1782–1862), archaeologist and naturalist , lived and died in Hammersdorf.
- Johann Seivert (1735–1785), poet and historian, died in Hammersdorf.
Landmarks and buildings
- Evangelical church , Romanesque basilica , early 13th century
- Johann Michael Ackner memorial stone