Șura Mică (german: Kleinscheuern; hu, Kiscsűr) is a

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in the central part of

Sibiu County Sibiu County () is a county ( ro, județ) of Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania. Its county seat ( ro, reședință de județ) is the namesake town of Sibiu (german: Hermannstadt). Name In Hungarian, it is known as ''Szeben m ...

Transylvania Transylvania ( ro, Ardeal or ; hu, Erdély; german: Siebenbürgen) is a historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and south its natural border is the Carpathian Mountains, and to the west the Ap ...

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. The commune is located immediately to the north of the city of

Sibiu Sibiu ( , , german: link=no, Hermannstadt , la, Cibinium, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Härmeschtat'', hu, Nagyszeben ) is a city in Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania. Located some north-west of Bucharest, the city straddles the Ci ...

. It is composed of two villages, Rusciori (''Reußdörfchen''; ''Oroszcsűr'') and Șura Mică.

Population

*1525: a

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*1786: 613 people *1910: 1412 people *1990: 2550 people

History

The village was documented in 1323 as "Parvum Horreum" = Kleine Scheuer. A medieval

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in Șura Mică was built in the 13th century and considerably rebuilt around 1500. Only fragments of the surrounding wall survive. The village is known for the colorful "Trachten" of the traditional Saxon population dress for women and girls. Agricultural centre:

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, hops, fruits. Name changes: Cleynschowern (ca. 1468).

References

Communes in Sibiu County Localities in Transylvania {{Sibiu-geo-stub