Șelimbăr

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Șelimbăr
Commune
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Evangelical church
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Coat of arms
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Location in Sibiu County
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Șelimbăr
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°46′N24°12′E / 45.767°N 24.200°E / 45.767; 24.200 Coordinates: 45°46′N24°12′E / 45.767°N 24.200°E / 45.767; 24.200
CountryRomania
County Sibiu
SubdivisionsȘelimbăr, Veștem, Mohu, Bungard
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Marius Grecu [1] (PNL)
Area
72.33 km2 (27.93 sq mi)
Elevation
411 m (1,348 ft)
Population
 (2011) [2]
7,028
 • Density97/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
557260
Area code +40 x69
Vehicle reg. SB
Website www.primariaselimbar.ro

Șelimbăr (German : Schellenberg; Hungarian : Sellenberk) is a commune in central Romania, in the county of Sibiu in Transylvania, to the east of the county seat Sibiu. The village of Șelimbăr has been known to exist since 1323 and is the site of the Battle of Șelimbăr. [3]

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The commune is composed of four villages:

The commune is crossed by national road DN7.

Culture and recreation

A medieval fortified church in Șelimbăr was built in the early 13th century as a Romanesque basilica. The tower was later demolished, and the current tower originates from 1804. The interior is in Baroque style. The church was enclosed by a double wall, only the fragments of the wall survive. [3]

Natives

Notes

  1. ↑ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. 1 2 Fabini, Hermann (2015). The Church-fortresses of the Transylvanian Saxons. Sibiu: MonuMenta. p. 129. ISBN   978-973-7969-19-4.
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Șelimbăr memorial
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DN7 road in Veștem

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