Păuca
Pauca Törnen Pókafalva |
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Historical region : | Transylvania | |||
Circle : | Sibiu | |||
Coordinates : | 46 ° 1 ' N , 23 ° 53' E | |||
Time zone : | EET ( UTC +2) | |||
Height : | 330 m | |||
Area : | 73.65 km² | |||
Residents : | 1,929 (October 20, 2011) | |||
Population density : | 26 inhabitants per km² | |||
Postal code : | 557175 | |||
Telephone code : | (+40) 02 69 | |||
License plate : | SB | |||
Structure and administration (as of 2016) | ||||
Community type : | local community | |||
Structure : | Păuca, Bogatu Român , Broşteni , Presaca | |||
Mayor : | Niculae Dancu ( PNL ) | |||
Postal address : | Str. Principală, no. 172 loc. Păuca, jud. Sibiu, RO-557175 |
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Păuca [ ˈpəuka ] ( Transylvanian-Saxon Ternen , German Törnen , also smallpox or Pokendorf , Hungarian Pókafalva ) is a Romanian community with 2,011 inhabitants (2007). It is located in Sibiu County in the historical Transylvania region .
geography
The town of Păuca is 57 km from Sibiu , in the northwest of Ocna Sibiului ( Salzburg ).
The municipality of Păuca consists of the four villages Bogatu Român ( Reichhof ), Broșteni ( Kradendorf, Toad village ), Păuca and Presaca ( Kerschdorf ).
history
The community came into being on January 28, 1860, when an agreement was signed between the then independent communities of Bogatu Român, Păuca and Presaca.
The place Păuca itself was mentioned as early as 1323. Until 1919 the community belonged to the Hungarian County of Unterweißburg ( Alsó-Fehér vármegye ) like the entire surrounding area .