Nou (Sibiu)
Nou Neudorf Szászújfalu |
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Basic data | ||||
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State : | Romania | |||
Historical region : | Transylvania | |||
Circle : | Sibiu | |||
Municipality : | Roșia | |||
Coordinates : | 45 ° 50 ' N , 24 ° 17' E | |||
Time zone : | EET ( UTC +2) | |||
Height : | 431 m | |||
Residents : | 1,606 (2011) | |||
Postal code : | 557214 | |||
Telephone code : | (+40) 02 69 | |||
License plate : | SB | |||
Structure and administration | ||||
Community type : | Village |
Nou ( German Neudorf (near Hermannstadt) , Hungarian Szászújfalu or Újfalu ) is a village near Hermannstadt in the Sibiu district in Transylvania ( Romania ). Administratively, Neudorf belongs to the municipality of Roșia ( Rothberg ).
history
Neudorf was founded by Saxon settlers. The village has had a Romanian majority since 1880 . In the course of the 1989 revolution and the change that followed, almost all of the Transylvanian Saxons left the town for Germany .
Attractions
- Evangelical fortified church (13th century)