Richiș
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Richiş Reichesdorf Riomfalva |
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 Romania
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| Historical region : | Transylvania | ||||
| Circle : | Sibiu | ||||
| Municipality : | Biertan | ||||
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 5 ' N , 24 ° 29' E | ||||
| Time zone : | EET ( UTC +2) | ||||
| Height : | 425 m | ||||
| Residents : | 792 (2002) | ||||
| Postal code : | 557047 | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+40) 02 69 | ||||
| License plate : | SB | ||||
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| Community type : | Village | ||||
Richiș (German Reichesdorf or Reichersdorf ; Hungarian Riomfalva ; Transylvanian-Saxon : Rechesdref, Reχestref ) is a village in Transylvania (Romania) on the former royal soil .
location
The village is located in a southern side valley of the Große Kokel , which ends on the so-called Schlattner Hill, which forms the watershed between the Großer Kokel and Alt .
The village is located 19 km south of Mediasch ( Mediaș ), 6 km from Biertan ( Biertan ) and about 85 km from the district town of Hermannstadt ( Sibiu ), between hills of over 500 meters ( Rätterbarch 521 m, Fänkebarch 561 m). The mountain range closes like a protective belt around the village.
history
Founded by Transylvanian Saxons from the Sibiu province as a daughter settlement during the inland colonization, Reichesdorf was first mentioned in 1283 under the name "villa Rihuini". This document deals with the agreement between the Weißenburg bishop Petrus and the priests of the localities Hetzeldorf , Birthälm, Meschen , Mediasch, Pretai , Scharosch , Groß-Kopisch and Reichesdorf in a tenth dispute. "Hehricus de villa Rihuini" is also mentioned by name among these priests.
In 1359 it was first mentioned in a document by the Mediasch chair assembly . This document shows that representatives from Reichesdorf were members of the chair assembly . Among others, the following are named: Comes (Count) Rechwincz de villa Richvini and the jury of the community. This document proves that Reichesdorf was a free community of the Mediascher See.
1451 was the year of completion of the Reichesdorf Church. In 1516 the sacristy door in the Reichesdorf church was built. Although much simpler and smaller, it is very similar to the sacristy door in Biertan Church and was probably made by the same master. In 1532 Reichesdorf appeared on the map of Transylvania published by Johannes Honterus.
In 1775 the altar was erected in the church by the Schäßburg sculptor and painter Johann Folbarth. A new organ was built and installed by Daniel Prause in 1788.
In 1910 a large new ballroom and ancillary rooms were built. In 1930 the place was connected to the electrical power grid. After the end of the Second World War , many German residents of Reichesdorf were deported to the Soviet Union for forced labor ( see Transylvanian Saxony ), disenfranchised and completely expropriated through a so-called agrarian reform (i.e. houses, land, vineyards, machines, wine barrels, large cattle and all other means of production of the German residents were drafted or appropriated by Romanian colonists from the Old Reich or Gypsies). In 1956 some of these measures were reversed.
In 1956 the community was connected to the natural gas network. In the 1970s, the repatriation of the Reichesdorf Transylvanian Saxons to Germany began. After the Romanian Revolution in 1989 , almost all of the Transylvanian Saxons left the village in one big batch within about 2 years.
The Evangelical Saxon congregation currently still has 7 members (from almost 900 before the Second World War).
Personalities
- Georg Meyndt (1852–1903), Transylvanian poet and sound poet. His most famous song "Det Brännchen".
Peter Georg Meyndt was born on January 5th, 1852 in Birthälm, where his father was a pastor. His mother was born Binder from Schäßburg. Georg Meyndt lived with his family in Reichesdorf on Marktplatz No. 7, in 1903 the song poet died on December 17th in Reichesdorf, where he was buried. His gravestone is now in the courtyard of the Protestant church between the gate tower and the church portal.
