Roșia (german: Rothberg; hu, Veresmart) is a commune located in Sibiu County,

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. It is composed of six villages: Cașolț, Cornățel, Daia (formerly ''Daia Săsească''), Nou, Nucet, and Roșia. The commune is located in the central part of the county, east of the county seat,

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 ...

. Roșia village is the site of

Roșia fortified church The Roșia fortified church ( ro, Biserica fortificată din Roșia; german: Kirchenburg von Rothberg) is a Lutheran fortified church in Roșia (german: Rothberg), Sibiu County, in the Transylvania region of Romania. It was built by the ethnic ...

History

In 1910, the Agnita to Sibiu railway line was completed, with stations at Roșia, Cașolț and Cornățel; the line was closed in 2001. An active restoration group has since been formed aiming to restore the entire line to working condition.

Natives

* Ion Gorun

References

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