Șura Mică (; ) is a commune in the central part of

Sibiu County Sibiu County () is a county () of Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania. Its county seat () is the namesake town of Sibiu (). Name In Hungarian, it is known as ''Szeben megye'', and in German as ''Kreis Hermannstadt''. Under the ...

Transylvania Transylvania ( or ; ; or ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Siweberjen'') is a List of historical regions of Central Europe, historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and ...

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

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

Sibiu Sibiu ( , , , Hungarian: ''Nagyszeben'', , Transylvanian Saxon: ''Härmeschtat'' or ''Hermestatt'') is a city in central Romania, situated in the historical region of Transylvania. Located some north-west of Bucharest, the city straddles th ...

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

Population

*1525: a school *1786: 613 people *1910: 1,412 people *1990: 2,550 people *2002: 2,357 people *2011: 2,606 people *2021: 3,239 people

History

The village was documented in 1323 as "Parvum Horreum" = Kleine Scheuer. The name changed to Cleynschowern around 1468. A medieval

fortified church A fortified church is a church that is built to serve a defensive role in times of war. Such church (building), churches were specially designed to incorporate military features, such as thick walls, battlements, and embrasures. Others, such as t ...

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. It is an agricultural centre, known for

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hops Hops are the flowers (also called seed cones or strobiles) of the hop plant ''Humulus lupulus'', a member of the Cannabaceae family of flowering plants. They are used primarily as a bittering, flavouring, and stability agent in beer, to whic ...

, and

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References

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