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Dacia, Brașov
Dacia (in the Transylvanian Saxon dialect, ''Ste'', ''Stin'', ''Štîn'', in German ''Stein'', in Hungarian ''Garat''), is a village in Brașov County, Romania, part of Jibert commune. Until 1931, the village was known in Romanian as ''Ștena'' (Romanianization of the German/Saxon name). In that year, the authorities changed its name to ''Dacia''. History The village was first attested in 1309. Until 1980, it was inhabited by a majority of Transylvanian Saxons (by the end of 1970, most of them started emigrating in Germany). The Transylvanian Saxon noble family of Soterius von Sachsenheim has its origins in this village, Valentinus Schöchtert (born c. 1554) being the earliest known ancestor. Climate Dacia has a humid continental climate (''Cfb'' in the Köppen climate classification). Churches The Lutheran fortified church dates from the 12th century. Education The German school was first mentioned in the year 1488.'' Fabritius-Dancu J. "Burgen im Repser Land" in "Komm mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and the Black Sea to the southeast. It has a predominantly Temperate climate, temperate-continental climate, and an area of , with a population of around 19 million. Romania is the List of European countries by area, twelfth-largest country in Europe and the List of European Union member states by population, sixth-most populous member state of the European Union. Its capital and largest city is Bucharest, followed by Iași, Cluj-Napoca, Timișoara, Constanța, Craiova, Brașov, and Galați. The Danube, Europe's second-longest river, rises in Germany's Black Forest and flows in a southeasterly direction for , before emptying into Romania's Danube Delta. The Carpathian Mountains, which cross Roma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |