Zied
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Veseud Zied (Szász) Vessződ |
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 Romania
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| Historical region : | Transylvania | ||||
| Circle : | Sibiu | ||||
| Municipality : | Kirchberg (Sibiu District) | ||||
| Coordinates : | 45 ° 55 ' N , 24 ° 38' E | ||||
| Time zone : | EET ( UTC +2) | ||||
| Height : | 560 m | ||||
| Area : | 18.00 km² | ||||
| Residents : | 161 (2002) | ||||
| Population density : | 9 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Postal code : | 557083 | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+40) 02 69 | ||||
| License plate : | SB | ||||
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| Community type : | Village | ||||
Zied ( Romanian Veseud outdated Vesăud ; såksesch Zeïd ; Hungarian (Szász) Vessződ ) is a Transylvanian village in Sibiu County in Romania . It is part of the Kirchberg (Chirpăr) municipality .
location
Zied lies at an altitude of 460 to 683 meters, six kilometers south of Agnetheln in the Harbach highlands . The place extends with its surrounding area on an area of 1800 hectares.
topography
Zied is oriented east-west. The place is key-shaped with the upper circle to the east. The Protestant fortified church is also located there. In addition to the church hall and the bell tower, the kindergarten and school are also located here. To the west are the entrance to the village and the village shop. The courtyards are closely lined up. The village is surrounded by many meadows, fields and forests. The Protestant cemetery is in the north, the Romanian one in the south of the village.
history
Zied was first mentioned in a document in 1323 under the name Sydo . However, based on the topography of the village center and the Romanesque architectural style of the fortified church in Zied, it can be concluded that Zied must have been founded in the second half of the 12th century, but before 1190. Thus, Zied is one of the oldest settlements in Transylvania founded by Transylvanian Saxons.
population
In 2002, 161 residents were registered in Zied. 97 of them were Romanians , 57 were Roma , four were German and three claimed to be Hungarians . The population density is thus nine inhabitants per square kilometer.
Attractions
- The Protestant fortified church was first built in the 13th century as a Romanesque basilica with pillar arcades . Because of the Mongol invasion the church from 1494 to 1506 was to a church with a castle battlement provided curtain wall with four towers rebuilt. The five-story defense tower (the right tower in the picture) was provided with loopholes ; A bell chamber was set up on the fifth floor . After the construction of a new roof in 1625 and the addition of a tower ball in 1646, the fortified church is 35 meters high. Today only a part of the ring wall in the south is preserved. The fortified church is a listed building.
- The Romanian Orthodox Church Sf. Gheorghe , built in 1790, is a listed building.
See also
- Fortified churches and fortified churches in Transylvania
- List of places in Transylvania with a fortified church or fortified church
- List of German and Hungarian names of Romanian places
literature
- Irmgard Sedler, Werner Sedler (eds.): Zied. A village and its history. Volume 1. Sedler, Ludwigsburg 2003, ISBN 3-88294-333-5 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Official German-language name according to Romanian government resolution 1415 of December 6, 2002 ( Official Journal )
- ↑ Census, last updated November 4, 2008 (Hungarian; PDF; 1.2 MB)
- ↑ a b List of historical monuments of the Romanian Ministry of Culture, updated 2010 ( Memento of June 10, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 7.10 MB)