Lechința (Bistrița-Năsăud)

Lechința Lechnitz Szászlekence
Basic data
State :	Romania
Historical region :	Transylvania
Circle :	Bistrița-Năsăud
Coordinates :	47 ° 1 '  N , 24 ° 20'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 1 '10 "  N , 24 ° 20' 1"  E
Time zone :	EET ( UTC +2)
Height :	317  m
Area :	133.26  km²
Residents :	5,678 (October 20, 2011)
Population density :	43 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	427105
Telephone code :	(+40) 02 63
License plate :	BN
Structure and administration (as of 2016)
Community type :	local community
Structure :	Lechința, Bungard , Chiraleș , Sângeorzu Nou , Sâniacob , Țigău , Vermeș
Mayor :	Romeo-Daniel Florian ( PSD )
Postal address :	Str. Independenţei, no. 509ü loc. Lechința, jud. Bistrița-Năsăud, RO-427105
Website :	www.primarialechinta.ro

Lechința ( German  Lechnitz , Hungarian Szászlekence , Transylvanian-Saxon Lachenz ) is a Romanian municipality in the Bistrița-Năsăud district in Transylvania .

The market town, 20 kilometers southwest of the district capital Bistrița ( Bistritz ), was the largest rural community in the former Nösnergau . First mentioned in writing in a papal deed from 1333 under the name Lekenche .

The name is derived from "Lech" (= dry ) and "nitz" (= Bach ).

sons and daughters of the town

• Hans Raidel (* 1941), German politician and Member of the Bundestag (CSU)
• George Purdea (* 1953), translator of philosophical texts, lecturer at the Institute of Philosophy at the University of Vienna .
• George Mandel-Mantello (1902–1992), Romanian-Jewish entrepreneur, born in Transylvania, Salvadoran diplomat, dedicated himself to saving Jews from the Holocaust

Web links

Commons : Lechința  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Lechnitz at sevenbürger.de
• Lechința at ghidulprimariilor.ro

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 2011 census in Romania ( MS Excel ; 1.3 MB)
2. ↑ Web presentation of Lechnitz at sevenbuerger.de
3. ↑ George Purdea's career