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Mărginimea Sibiului
Mărginimea Sibiului () is an area which comprises 18 Romanian localities in the south-western part of Sibiu County, in southern Transylvania, all of them having a unique ethnological, cultural, architectural, and historical heritage. Position The area is situated in the immediate vicinity of the cradle of Saxon Civilisation in Transylvania – the city of Sibiu, and has an area of over limited by the river Sadu in the south and the Săliște in the north. The villages are situated around the valleys of different rivers which flow from the Cindrel Mountains through the Transylvanian Plateau. The region comprises the following villages and towns: * Boița * Fântânele * Galeș * Gura Râului * Jina * Orlat * Poiana Sibiului * Poplaca * Rășinari * Râu Sadului * Rod * Sadu *Săliște (town) * Sibiel * Tălmaciu (town) * Tălmăcel * Tilișca *Vale Brief history The oldest known settlement was a village called ''Ruetel'' dating to 1204, granted by King Emeric of Hungary t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orlat
Orlat (; ) is a commune in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania, west of the county capital, Sibiu, in the Mărginimea Sibiului ethnographic area. It is composed of a single village, Orlat. The commune lies in the foothills of the Cindrel Mountains, on the banks of the river Cibin and its affluents, the rivers Săliște and Orlat. Orlat is one of the oldest villages in the Mărginimea Sibiului. The (established by an Imperial decree signed by Maria Theresa of Austria on April 15, 1762) was located here. The regiment's mission was to guard the southern sector of the Transylvanian Military Frontier. The A1 Motorway passes just north of the commune. The Orlat train station serves the CFR Line 200, which runs from Brașov Brașov (, , ; , also ''Brasau''; ; ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Kruhnen'') is a city in Transylvania, Romania and the county seat (i.e. administrative centre) of Brașov County. According to the 2021 Romanian census, ... to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wallachia
Wallachia or Walachia (; ; : , : ) is a historical and geographical region of modern-day Romania. It is situated north of the Lower Danube and south of the Southern Carpathians. Wallachia was traditionally divided into two sections, Muntenia (Greater Wallachia) and Oltenia (Lesser Wallachia). Dobruja could sometimes be considered a third section due to its proximity and brief rule over it. Wallachia as a whole is sometimes referred to as Muntenia through identification with the larger of the two traditional sections. Wallachia was founded as a principality in the early 14th century by Basarab I after a rebellion against Charles I of Hungary, although the first mention of the territory of Wallachia west of the river Olt dates to a charter given to the voivode Seneslau in 1246 by Béla IV of Hungary. In 1417, Wallachia was forced to accept the suzerainty of the Ottoman Empire; this lasted until the 19th century. In 1859, Wallachia united with Moldavia to form the Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Țara Făgărașului
Țara Făgărașului (also ; or ''Fogarascherland'', , or ''terra Alutus'') is a historical region in central Romania, located in the southern part of Transylvania. It is named after the Făgăraș Mountains that dominate the landscape of the area. The region, which comprises parts of Brașov and Sibiu counties, is bordered to the north by the Olt River and to the south by the Făgăraș Mountains, with its historical center in the Făgăraș Citadel. History In the Middle Ages, the area was part of the Kingdom of Hungary. In the 14th century, the area was given to the Basarab family, who founded the Principality of Wallachia. The area became part of the Principality of Transylvania in the 16th century, which was ruled by the Habsburgs since the 18th century. During the Habsburg era, the area became a district of Transylvania and was governed by royal officials appointed by the emperor. The region played an important role in the economy of the Habsburg Empire as it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Emeric Of Hungary
Emeric, also known as Henry or Imre (, , ; 117430 November 1204), was King of Hungary and Croatia between 1196 and 1204. In 1184, his father, Béla III of Hungary, ordered that he be crowned king, and appointed him as ruler of Croatia and Dalmatia around 1195. Emeric ascended the throne after the death of his father. During the first four years of his reign, he fought his rebellious brother, Andrew, who forced Emeric to make him ruler of Croatia and Dalmatia as appanage. Emeric cooperated with the Holy See against the Bosnian Church, which the Catholic Church considered to be heretical. Taking advantage of a civil war, Emeric expanded his suzerainty over Serbia. He failed to prevent the Republic of Venice, which was assisted by crusaders of the Fourth Crusade, from seizing Zadar in 1202. He also could not impede the rise of Bulgaria along the southern frontiers of his kingdom. Emeric was the first Hungarian monarch to use the " Árpád stripes" as his personal coat of arms and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tilișca
Tilișca (; ) is a commune in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania, in the Cindrel Mountains, west of the county capital Sibiu, in the Mărginimea Sibiului Mărginimea Sibiului () is an area which comprises 18 Romanian localities in the south-western part of Sibiu County, in southern Transylvania, all of them having a unique ethnological, cultural, architectural, and historical heritage. Position T ... ethnographic area. It is composed of two villages, Rod (''Rod''; ''Ród'') and Tilișca. Natives * Aaron Florian (1805–1887), historian, journalist, and revolutionary References Communes in Sibiu County Localities in Transylvania {{Sibiu-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tălmaciu
Tălmaciu (; ) is a town in Sibiu County, in central Romania, south of the county seat, Sibiu. It lies on the eastern end of the Mărginimea Sibiului area. Geography Tălmaciu is situated at the confluence of the Sadu and Cibin rivers, before the confluence of the Cibin with the Olt River. It lies on one of the main access routes between Transylvania and Wallachia, at the northern entrance of the Turnu Roșu Pass; the European route E81 passes through it. The town administers two villages: *Colonia Tălmaciu (''Feltrinellitelep''), to the north; *Tălmăcel (''Kistalmács''), to the west. It also administered four other villages until 2004, when they were split off to form Boița Commune. Demographics At the 2011 census, the town had a population of 6,527; of those, 95.3% were Romanians, 3.3% Roma, 0.8% Hungarians, and 0.6% Germans. At the 2021 census, Tălmaciu had 6,711 inhabitants. History The first documents referring to Tălmaciu (Tholmach) are from 1318. After ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Săliște
Săliște ( or ''Selischte''; ) is a town in Sibiu County, in the centre of Romania, west of the county capital, Sibiu. Declared a town in 2003, it is the main locality in the Mărginimea Sibiului area. Geography The town is situated at the edge of the Cindrel Mountains, on a series of river valleys which flow into the Cibin River, in the southwestern part of the Transylvanian Plateau. The main town of Săliște has a population of 2,830; it also administers nine villages: * Aciliu (; ) – 268 inhabitants, 8 km away. * Amnaș (; ) – 369 inhabitants, 9 km away; Saxon fortified church. * Crinț () – 2 permanent inhabitants, 18 km away; military base. * Fântânele (until 1964 ''Cacova Sibiului''; ; ) – 251 inhabitants, 6 km away. * Galeș (; ) - 331 inhabitants, 2 km away. * Mag () – 439 inhabitants, 9 km away. * Săcel (; ) – 520 inhabitants, 4 km away. * Sibiel (; ) – 402 inhabitants, 6 km away. * Vale (; ) – 384 inhabitan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sadu
Sadu (; ) is a commune in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania, at the foothills of the Cindrel Mountains, 27 km south of the county capital Sibiu, in the Mărginimea Sibiului ethnographic area. It is composed of a single village, Sadu. In 1910 the village had 2,143 inhabitants. At the 2021 census, Sadu had a population of 2,561, of which 91.25% were Romanians Romanians (, ; dated Endonym and exonym, exonym ''Vlachs'') are a Romance languages, Romance-speaking ethnic group and nation native to Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. Sharing a Culture of Romania, .... Natives The most notable people born in Sadu are: * Inocențiu Micu-Klein (1692 – 1768), Romanian Greek-Catholic Bishop * Samuil Micu-Klein (1745 – 1806), theologist, historian, philosopher, member of Transylvanian School References Communes in Sibiu County Localities in Transylvania {{Sibiu-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Râu Sadului
Râu Sadului () is a commune in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania, at the foothills of the Cindrel Mountains, south of the county capital Sibiu, in the Mărginimea Sibiului ethnographical area. It is composed of a single village, Râu Sadului. At the 2011 census, 100% of inhabitants were ethnic Romanians Romanians (, ; dated Endonym and exonym, exonym ''Vlachs'') are a Romance languages, Romance-speaking ethnic group and nation native to Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. Sharing a Culture of Romania, .... References Communes in Sibiu County Localities in Transylvania {{Sibiu-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
