Moieciu de Sus

Moieciu de Sus
Obermoesch
Felsőmoécs

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Basic data

State :

Romania

Historical region :

Transylvania

Circle :

Brașov

Municipality :

Moieciu

Coordinates :

45 ° 27 ' N , 25 ° 20' E Coordinates: 45 ° 26 '35 " N , 25 ° 19' 46" E

Time zone :

EET ( UTC +2)

Height :

950 m

Residents :

924 (2002)

Postal code :

507134

Telephone code :

(+40) 02 68

License plate :

BV

Structure and administration

Community type :

Village

Moieciu de Sus (German Obermoesch , Hungarian Felsőmoécs ) is a village in the Brașov district ( Romania ). It is part of the Moieciu municipality .

location

Moieciu de Sus is located in the extreme south-east of Transylvania . It is located on the west side of the Bucegi Mountains .

history

The region above the Törzburg and below the Törzburger Pass - an important Carpathian crossing - was probably settled around the end of the 17th century. The place Moieciu de Sus was first mentioned in 1729. It was a village of Romanian farmers and cattle herders.

After Moieciu de Sus belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary , the Principality of Transylvania and Austria-Hungary until the end of the First World War , it has been part of the state of Romania since then.

population

Since the first records, the place has been shown as predominantly inhabited by Romanians . In 1850, 612 residents - all Romanians - were registered. Since then the population has increased slowly. In 2002, 924 residents were counted.

traffic

Moieciu de Sus is located a few kilometers off the pass road between Brașov and Piteşti , which corresponds to the European route 574 and from which a road branches off to Moieciu de Sus in the municipality of Moieciu (de Jos).

A few buses run from Moieciu de Sus to Brașov (as of 2008). The nearest train station is about 15 kilometers away on the Brașov – Zărneşti railway in Zărneşti .

Attractions

Moieciu de Sus is the starting point for hikes in the Bucegi Mountains. There are several places to stay overnight.

Individual evidence

^ Bogdan-Florin Popovici: Problema demografică in regiunea Branului de Sus. In: Studii și Materiale de Istorie Medie (SMIM). Vol. 25, 2007, ISSN 1222-4766 , pp. 171-182.
↑ Heinz Heltmann, Gustav Servatius (Ed.): Travel Guide Siebenbürgen. Kraft, Würzburg 1993, ISBN 3-8083-2019-2 .
^ Censuses in Transylvania 1850-2002 (ung.)

[1] Bogdan-Florin Popovici: Problema demografică in regiunea Branului de Sus. In: Studii și Materiale de Istorie Medie (SMIM). Vol. 25, 2007, ISSN 1222-4766 , pp. 171-182.

[rhbsb-2] Heinz Heltmann, Gustav Servatius (Ed.): Travel Guide Siebenbürgen. Kraft, Würzburg 1993, ISBN 3-8083-2019-2 .

[3] Censuses in Transylvania 1850-2002 (ung.)