Turnișor
Turnișor Neppendorf Kistorony |
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Basic data | ||||
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State : | Romania | |||
Historical region : | Transylvania | |||
Circle : | Sibiu | |||
Municipality : | Sibiu | |||
Coordinates : | 45 ° 48 ' N , 24 ° 8' E | |||
Time zone : | EET ( UTC +2) | |||
Height : | 412 m | |||
Residents : | 10,000 | |||
Postal code : | 550042 | |||
Telephone code : | (+40) 02 69 | |||
License plate : | SB | |||
Structure and administration | ||||
Community type : | district |
Turnișor ( German Neppendorf , Hungarian Kistorony ) is a village in Transylvania ( Romania ). Administratively it is now an incorporated part of Hermannstadt ( Sibiu ).
history
The settlement was founded in the 13th century by Transylvanian-Saxon immigrants. In the 18th century, the Kurutz Wars and later the plague decimated the inhabitants of the village, so that many houses and farms remained uninhabited.
From 1734 , Protestants (so-called Landler ) from the Salzkammergut and Carinthia , who had been driven from their homeland, were settled in Neppendorf - like Großau and Großpold as well .
Their descendants, some of whom still reside here today, differ from the Transylvanian Saxons living in the surrounding villages of the region in terms of their customs , dialect and costume .
Personalities
- Florin Cioabă (1954–2013), "King" of the Roma
- Hellmut Klima (1915–1990), historian and Protestant pastor
- Iulian Rădulescu, "Emperor" of the Roma
Landmarks and buildings
- Evangelical Church, first building in the 13th century, then repeatedly rebuilt and new buildings, last major reconstruction in 1911
- Evangelical Academy Transylvania (EAS), laying of the foundation stone in 1997
- Landler Museum
- Palace of the Roma "Gypsy Emperor"
traffic
Neppendorf is on the national road ("DN") No. 1. In the middle of the 20th century, the place was connected to Sibiu via a tram . Sibiu Airport is on the western outskirts of Neppendorf (direct flights to Germany , Italy and Austria ).