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Șura Mare
Șura Mare (german: Großscheuern; hu, Nagycsűr) is a commune located in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Hamba (''Hahnbach''; '' Kakasfalva'') and Șura Mare. Șura Mare was first mentioned in 1332, and Hamba in 1337. The commune lies on the Transylvanian Plateau. It is situated in the central part of the county, just north of the county seat, Sibiu. The river Hamba flows through the commune. At the 2011 census, 87.53% of inhabitants were Romanians and 4.75% Roma. Evangelical Lutheran Transylvanian Saxon medieval fortified churches Both villages in Șura Mare have fortified churches. The church in Șura Mare is a three-apse basilica In Ancient Roman architecture, a basilica is a large public building with multiple functions, typically built alongside the town's forum. The basilica was in the Latin West equivalent to a stoa in the Greek East. The building gave its name .... It was built in the 13th century (the tower is from arou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commune In Romania
A commune (''comună'' in Romanian language, Romanian) is the lowest level of administrative subdivision in Romania. There are 2,686 communes in Romania. The commune is the rural subdivision of a Counties of Romania, county. Urban areas, such as towns and cities within a county, are given the status of ''Cities in Romania, city'' or ''Municipality in Romania, municipality''. In principle, a commune can contain any size population, but in practice, when a commune becomes relatively urbanised and exceeds approximately 10,000 residents, it is usually granted city status. Although cities are on the same administrative level as communes, their local governments are structured in a way that gives them more power. Some urban or semi-urban areas of fewer than 10,000 inhabitants have also been given city status. Each commune is administered by a mayor (''primar'' in Romanian). A commune is made up of one or more villages which do not themselves have an administrative function. Communes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |