Rusciori (Sibiu)
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Rusciori Reuss village Oroszcsűr |
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 Romania
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| Historical region : | Transylvania | ||||
| Circle : | Sibiu | ||||
| Municipality : | Șura Mică | ||||
| Coordinates : | 45 ° 49 ' N , 24 ° 2' E | ||||
| Time zone : | EET ( UTC +2) | ||||
| Height : | 468 m | ||||
| Residents : | 630 (2002) | ||||
| Postal code : | 557271 | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+40) 02 69 | ||||
| License plate : | SB | ||||
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| Community type : | Village | ||||
Rusciori (also Rușcior , German Reussdörfchen , Hungarian Oroszcsűr ) is a village in Transylvania ( Romania ). Administratively it belongs to the municipality of Șura Mică ( small scrub ).
location
Rusciori is located in southern Transylvania, about ten kilometers west of Sibiu ( Hermannstadt ). The place can be reached via the country road that connects the national road (DN) 1 with Ocna Sibiului ( Salzburg ). The village is located in a valley surrounded by small hills and is hardly visible from the road.
history
The village was first mentioned in 1380 as villa Ruthenica . It is assumed that the settlement was founded by Bulgarian Bogumils around 1200 .
The Bulgarian population of the village first assimilated to the Romanian , then later to the Transylvanian-Saxon culture.
Like most of the members of the German-speaking minority living in Transylvania, the originally Slavic villagers of Reussdörfchen also adopted the Evangelical Lutheran faith .
present
In the 2002 census , the residents of the village committed themselves to the following ethnic groups:
traffic
Sibiu International Airport is located in nearby Turnișor ( Neppendorf ) .
Sights and other facilities
- Evangelical Church (13th century)
- Children's farm of the Foundation for Eco-Social Education
- Orthodox Church
Personalities
- Martin Samuel Möckesch (1813–1890), theologian and writer
See also
- List of German and Hungarian names of Romanian places
- Further, presumably Bulgarian-Bogumil local foundations in Transylvania: Bungard ( Baumgarten ), Cergăul Mare ( Grand Shearling ), Cergăul Mic ( Small Shearling ), Sărățel ( Reussen near Bistritz ), Ruși ( Reussen ), Cund ( Reussdorf ) and Miercurea Sibiul ) ui ( Reussmarktiul ).