Râu Sadului

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Râu Sadului
Kalibaschen
Riuszád
Râu Sadului does not have a coat of arms
Râu Sadului (Romania)
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Basic data
State : RomaniaRomania Romania
Historical region : Transylvania
Circle : Sibiu
Coordinates : 45 ° 37 '  N , 24 ° 4'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 37 '26 "  N , 24 ° 3' 32"  E
Time zone : EET ( UTC +2)
Height : 610  m
Area : 30.84  km²
Residents : 571 (October 20, 2011)
Population density : 19 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : 557205
Telephone code : (+40) 02 69
License plate : SB
Structure and administration (as of 2016)
Community type : local community
Structure : Râu Sadului
Mayor : Florian-Vasile Tara ( PNL )
Postal address : Str. Principală, no. 247
loc. Râu Sadului, jud. Sibiu, RO-557205
Website :

Râu Sadului or Rîu Sadului [ ˈrɨu ˈsadului ] ( German  Kalibaschen , Hungarian Riuszád ) is a municipality in the Sibiu district , in Transylvania , Romania .

Geographical location

Location of Râu Sadului in Sibiu County

Râu Sadului is located in southwest Transylvania on the upper reaches of the Sadu - a right tributary of the Cibin ( Zibin ) -, in the Mărginimea Sibiului between the Lotrului - and the Zibins Mountains . On the district road ( Drum județean ) DJ 105G in the south of the Sibiu district, there is a street village about 20 kilometers south of the small town of Cisnădie ( Heltau ), the district capital Sibiu is about 30 kilometers north.

history

The place Râu Sadului was first mentioned in a document in 1726 or 1771, according to various sources.

At the beginning of the 18th century, several shepherd families from Răşinari settled here on the area of ​​today's municipality. The name of the place was given after the stream Sadu (Râu Sadului) flowing here .

The main occupations of the population are livestock (mainly sheep) and forestry.

population

In 1850, 665 people lived in the area of ​​today's municipality, 21 of them were Roma , the rest were Romanians . The highest population of the place was registered in 1956, as well as that of the Romanians (1763), the Romanian Germans (98) and that of the Hungarians (33). The highest number of Roma (55) was recorded in 1930. The population has decreased significantly since 1956; In 2002, 636 people lived in the community, in 2011 571 people. Furthermore, up to around 1966 some people also confessed to being Ukrainians , the highest number (22) being registered in 1966; In 1956 one of them claimed to be a Slovak .

tourism

  • Râu Sadului is the starting point for the mountains and lakes of the dams in the area.

Web links

Commons : Râu Sadului  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 2011 census in Romania ( MS Excel ; 1.3 MB)
  2. ^ Dictionary of the localities in Transylvania
  3. ↑ a b Information on Râu Sadului's website , accessed on May 9, 2015 (Romanian).
  4. ↑ Heinz Heltmann, Gustav Servatius (Ed.): Travel Guide Siebenbürgen. Kraft, Würzburg 1993, ISBN 3-8083-2019-2 .
  5. ↑ Census, last updated November 4, 2008 (Hungarian; PDF; 1.1 MB)