Sâncel (Alba)

Sâncel Simtschal Szancsal
Basic data
State :	Romania
Historical region :	Transylvania
Circle :	Alba
Coordinates :	46 ° 12 '  N , 23 ° 57'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 12 '1 "  N , 23 ° 56' 40"  E
Time zone :	EET ( UTC +2)
Height :	251  m
Area :	50.94  km²
Residents :	2,411 (October 20, 2011)
Population density :	47 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	517670
Telephone code :	(+40) 02 58
License plate :	FROM
Structure and administration (as of 2016)
Community type :	local community
Structure :	Sâncel, Iclod , Pănade
Mayor :	Ilie Frățilă ( PNL )
Postal address :	Mihai Eminescu Street, no. 70 loc. Sâncel, jud.Alba, RO-517670
Website :	www.sancel.ro
Others
City Festival :	April 23, the Burduhoasa festival

Sâncel or Sîncel ( German  Simtschal , Hungarian Szancsal ) is a Romanian municipality in the Alba district in Transylvania .

The place Sâncel is also known under the Hungarian names Oláhszancsal and Böszörményszancsal .

Geographical location

Location of the municipality of Sâncel in the Alba district

The municipality of Sâncel is located in the southwest of the Transylvanian Basin , on the Târnava Mică (Little Kokel) . Sâncel is located about 3 kilometers north of Blaj (Bubble Village) on the Blaj – Praid railway line and the DJ 107 district road (Drum județean ) ; the district capital Alba Iulia (Karlsburg) is about 43 kilometers southwest of Sâncel.

history

The place Sâncel was first mentioned in a document in 1252 (according to various sources) under the name Terra Zonchel , or in 1300. In 1347 the name Sâmcel is attested. After 1461 the place was a Romanian serf village with Romanian and Hungarian population and belonged to the domain Langenthal in the county of Klein-Kokelburg . The place has been known as Sâncel since 1854 .

population

The population of the municipality developed as follows:

census		Ethnic composition
year	population	Romanians	Hungary	German	other
1850	2,778	2,557	59	-	126
1910	3,296	3,101	98	24	73
1956	3,924	3,878	21st	1	24
2002	2,790	2,532	13	1	244
2011	2.411	2,179	7th	-	225

The highest population of today's municipality - and at the same time that of the Romanians - was determined in 1956. The highest population of Germans (29) was registered in 1880, Hungarians (170) in 1900 and Roma (243) in 2002.

Attractions

• The Romanian Orthodox Church Sfântului Mare Mucenic Dimitrie , built 1970–1975.
• The Romanian Uniate Church
• The bust of Timotei Cipariu

Twin cities

Sâncel has partnerships with the towns of Nuelles and Saint-Germain-sur-l'Arbresle in the canton of L'Arbresle in France

Personalities

• Timotei Cipariu (1805-1887), born in the incorporated village of Pănade ( Panagen ), was a Romanian philologist , journalist and professor of philosophy and theology .

Web links

• Sâncel at ghidulprimariilor.ro

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 2011 census in Romania ( MS Excel ; 1.3 MB)
2. ↑ Mayoral elections 2016 in Romania ( MS Excel ; 256 kB)
3. ↑ Picture and description of the Burduhoasa festival (Romanian)
4. ^ Dictionary of the localities in Transylvania
5. ^ Sâncel ( Memento of April 13, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
6. ↑ Heinz Heltmann, Gustav Servatius (Ed.): Travel Guide Siebenbürgen. Kraft-Verlag, Würzburg 1993, ISBN 3-8083-2019-2
7. ↑ Census, last updated October 30, 2008, p. 157 (Hungarian; PDF; 1.2 MB)
8. ^ Website of the municipality of Sâncel, accessed on May 25, 2010