Păuca

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Pauca
Törnen
Pókafalva
Coat of arms of Păuca
Păuca (Romania)
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Basic data
State : RomaniaRomania Romania
Historical region : Transylvania
Circle : Sibiu
Coordinates : 46 ° 1 '  N , 23 ° 53'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 0 '35 "  N , 23 ° 53' 26"  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
Website :

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

Location of Păuca in Sibiu County

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 .

Web links

Commons : Păuca  - collection of images, videos and audio files
  • Păuca at ghidulprimariilor.ro
  • Trips at sevenbuerger.de

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de
  2. ↑ Directory of place names in Transylvania ( Dicţionar de localităţi din Transilvania )