Nemşa
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Nemşa Nimesch Nemes |
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 Romania
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| Historical region : | Transylvania | ||||
| Circle : | Sibiu | ||||
| Municipality : | Moșna | ||||
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 5 ' N , 24 ° 27' E | ||||
| Time zone : | EET ( UTC +2) | ||||
| Height : | 403 m | ||||
| Residents : | 558 (2002) | ||||
| Postal code : | 557162 | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+40) 02 69 | ||||
| License plate : | SB | ||||
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| Community type : | Village | ||||
Nemșa (German and Såksesch Nimesch , Hungarian Nemes ) is a village in the Sibiu ( Hermannstadt ) district in Transylvania , Romania . It belongs to the municipality of Moșna ( Meschen ).
location
The place is 14 km southeast of Mediaş ( Mediasch ) in a narrow side valley of the Târnava Mare ( Great Kokel ). There are numerous orchards and vineyards in the surrounding area.
As in many other places in Transylvania, agriculture and animal husbandry are at the center of life. The humus-rich, fertile soil is productive and allows the harvest to be plentiful. The “Nimescher Weine”, which also made the place famous, have always been highlighted. Maize, wheat, potatoes, beans and sugar beet grow in the fields, and other seeds are also planted.
history
The first documented mention of it comes from the year 1359. At the meeting of the Mediasch chair , which dealt with the Hattert dispute between Wölz and Baaßen, Count Jakob from the community of Nimesch took part with all the elders (“comes Jacobus cum omnibus senioribus de villa Nymps "). The chair assembly sent to the Sibiu Provincial Assembly on this matter among others the Counts Roymarus of Nimesch (“comes Roymarus de Nympz”). From this mention it can be learned that the community of Graefen was run in association with the elders and that Nimesch was a free community of the Medias See at that time.
In 1395, the Sibiu Province of 7 Chairs prohibited the Meschen from driving their cattle to the Hattert of Nimesch in the summer because there was a lack of water.
In 1532 it was mentioned in a municipality register that Nymys is inhabited by 40 hosts.
In July 1686, Habsburg mercenaries from General Scherffenberg's troops carried out a massacre among the people of Nimesch. This had taken refuge in the fortified church when the soldiers approached. Because the villagers could not meet the high demands for supplies for the army, the soldiers broke into the castle and killed most of them. An anonymous reports: "Because the peasants could not give everything they asked for, their fortress was vomited and the poor people mostly cut down, the rest of them jumped over the walls". And further: "But the church and what it had in custody within the walls, everything was purely plundered. Also all cattle and whatever else befitted them were taken away". It is reported that nine years later there were only 9 hosts in Nimesch.
In 1694 the community was granted a chair tax rebate due to fire damage. In 1824 a Protestant parish hall was built. In 1869 a new bell tower was built in place of a fortification tower.
population
Today most of the inhabitants are Gypsies (Roma) and Romanians . The proportion of the German population steadily decreased due to emigration. In 1995 there were still 18 Transylvanian Saxons living in Nimesch.
| Population development | |
| year | People |
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| 1786 | 425 |
| 1910 | 536 |
| 1940 | 543 |
| 1966 | 632 |
Place name
The name is derived from the Hungarian word nemes = nobleman.
The following place names are documented:
- 1359 Nyms and Nympz
- 1395 villa Nymisch
- 1532 Nymys
- 1694 Nimes
Personalities
- Stephan Ludwig Roth was pastor in Nimesch from 1837 to 1847.
- Konrad Andreas Maiterth (1884–1940), pastor and local history researcher
legend
Nimesch lies between Reichesdorf and Meschen. This reason was once abandoned. German emigrants came and looked at the area, and since it seemed to them suitable for agriculture and cattle breeding, they wanted to settle here. But in order not to get into a dispute with the neighbors, they asked both in Meschen and in Reichesdorf for permission to take possession of the area. The answer they got was 'take it'. So they got the reason and named the new settlement Nimes or Nimesch.
Individual evidence
- ^ Franz Zimmermann, Carl Werner: Document book on the history of the Germans in Transylvania. Volume 2: 1342-1390. Michaelis (on commission), Hermannstadt 1897.
- ↑ Hellmut Klima : The bloody deed of Nimesch. In: Die Woche (formerly Hermannstädter Zeitung ), from December 18, 1981.