Vingard

Vingard
Weingartskirchen
Vingárd

Basic data

State :

Romania

Historical region :

Transylvania

Circle :

Alba

Municipality :

Șpring

Coordinates :

46 ° 1 ' N , 23 ° 44' E Coordinates: 46 ° 0 '55 " N , 23 ° 44' 26" E

Time zone :

EET ( UTC +2)

Height :

340 m

Residents :

612 (2002)

Postal code :

517771

Telephone code :

(+40) 02 58

License plate :

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Structure and administration

Community type :

Village

Vingard ( German Weingartskirchen , Hungarian Vingárd ) is a Romanian village in the Alba district in Transylvania . It is part of the Șpring parish .

The place is also known under the German name Weingarten and Weingardskirchen .

location

Vingard ( Weingartskirchen ), in the Josephinische Landaufnahme from 1769 to 1773.

Vingard is located in the Zekesch highlands ( Podișul Secașelor ) in the southeast of the Alba district. On the county road ( Drum județean ) 106I, the village is located 5 kilometers northwest of the municipality pring and about 30 kilometers (15 km as the crow flies) southeast of the district capital Alba Iulia .

history

Founded by Transylvanian Saxons , the place was first mentioned in a document in 1309 and was a Hörigendorf in Weißenburg County .

The following place names can be documented:

1309 Wyngartkyrchen
around 1335 Wyngartkyr
1345 Guga alio nomine Vegherskyr
1345 Chybar nune alio nomine Vengartkerch
1380 Wingarth
1411 Wingradkirg
1427 Vengarth alio nomine Chybay
1503 Wingertczkyrch
1507 Weingart churches
1528 Vengerth Church

The Slavic-sounding name Guga or Chybar is probably the older name. The German name developed without any connection with it. It consists of "Weingarten" and the genitive ending "s" and "Kirche". Weingartskirchen is called “Vingard” or “Vingárd” in Romanian and Hungarian.

population

The population of the village developed as follows:

census		Ethnic composition
year	population	Romanians	Hungary	German	other
1850	1,694	1,017	97	445	135
1900	2.145	1,201	130	697	117
1930	2.136	1,245	36	734	121
1966	1,399	889	4th	477	29
1992	696	487	-	164	45
2002	612	520	-	21st	71

The highest population of today's village - and that of Hungarians at the same time - was determined in 1900, that of the Germans in 1930 and that of the Roma in 1850. After 1989 - since the mass emigration of the Transylvanian Saxons - almost all Romanians and Roma also live in Vingard.

Attractions

The turretless in gothic built style 1461 Protestant church hall , a former patronage church rebuilt in the 18th century and was completely renovated after some damage in 1954, is a listed building. Valuable stone carvings are attached to the church, including the coat of arms of the founder Johannes Geréb von Weingartskirchen, the coat of arms of the Szilagy family (a chamois or ibex), the coat of arms of Prince Johann Zápolya (a wolf with a crown attached), a multi-leaf rose and other stonemason's marks . In the church there are tombstones of noble families.
The Romanian Orthodox wooden church Cuvioasa Paraschiva , built in the 18th century, was destroyed in a fire on May 11, 2009 and is in ruins.