Nussbach (Brașov County)

Măieruș Nussbach Szászmagyarós
Basic data
State :	Romania
Historical region :	Transylvania
Circle :	Brașov
Coordinates :	45 ° 54 '  N , 25 ° 32'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 53 '55 "  N , 25 ° 32' 20"  E
Time zone :	EET ( UTC +2)
Height :	496  m
Area :	56.16  km²
Residents :	2,920 (October 20, 2011)
Population density :	52 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	507120
Telephone code :	(+40) 02 68
License plate :	BV
Structure and administration (as of 2016)
Community type :	local community
Structure :	Măieruș, Arini
Mayor :	Nistor Boricean ( PNL )
Postal address :	Str. Nicolae Bălcescu, no. 2 loc. Măieruș, jud. Brașov, RO-507120
Website :	www.comunamaierus.ro

Nussbach ( Romanian Măieruș , outdated Măeruș , Măgheruș , Măghieruș , Alun ; Hungarian Szászmagyarós or Magyarós ) is a municipality in the Brașov County in Transylvania , Romania .

location

The place Nussbach is located on the national road ( drum național ) DN 13 and is the northernmost municipality in Burzenland , 30 km from the district capital Brașov (Kronstadt).

history

The place was mentioned in a royal privilege for the first time in 1377 under the name villa nucum , which granted Kronstadt and the Burzenländer legal advantages .

population

Eastern view of Nussbach

In 1869, 915 Transylvanian Saxons , 514 Romanians and 40 residents of other nationalities lived in Nussbach . In 1930 there were 966 Transylvanian Saxons, 410 Romanians and 249 others.

Before the Romanian Revolution in 1989 , 635 Saxons (approx. 35% of the total population) lived in Nussbach. After the wave of ethnic repatriates who emigrated in the 1990s, the number of Germans fell to 113 (in 2002). In 2009 there were still 102 members registered in the Protestant German Church.

Attractions

• The church houses an organ by Johannes Prause .

Sons and daughters of Nussbach

• Georg Tartler (1899–1976), hygienist

See also

• List of German and Hungarian names of Romanian places

Web links

Commons : Măieruș, Brașov  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Măieruș at ghidulprimariilor.ro
• Nussbach at sevenbuerger.de
• Web presentation of the hometown community Nussbach
• Măieruș on the website of the Brașov Board of Directors

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 2011 census in Romania ( MS Excel ; 1.3 MB)
2. ↑ Official German-language name according to Romanian government resolution 1415 of December 6, 2002 ( Official Journal )
3. ^ Dictionary of localities from Transylvania
4. ↑ Dieter Drotleff: Pastors, curators, numbers of souls. In: Allgemeine Deutsche Zeitung. Enclosure: Karpatenrundschau , March 4, 2010, p. 3.