Boița

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Boița
Commune
The old customs tower in Boița
The old customs tower in Boița
Boița is located in Romania
Boița
Boița
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°37′59″N 24°15′27″E / 45.63306°N 24.25750°E / 45.63306; 24.25750Coordinates: 45°37′59″N 24°15′27″E / 45.63306°N 24.25750°E / 45.63306; 24.25750
CountryRomania
CountySibiu
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Nicolae Cocoș[1] (PNL)
Area
100.37 km2 (38.75 sq mi)
Highest elevation
425 m (1,394 ft)
Lowest elevation
350 m (1,150 ft)
Population
 (2011)[2]
1,613
 • Density16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
555701
Vehicle reg.SB
Websiteboita.ro

Boița (German: Ochsendorf; Hungarian: Bojca; Latin: Caput Stenarum) is a commune in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania, at the foothills of the Cindrel Mountains, 22 km (14 mi) south of the county capital Sibiu, in the Mărginimea Sibiului ethnographic area, on the main road between Sibiu and the southern part of Romania, the National road 7/European route 81, at the entrance of the Olt River defile. The commune is composed of four villages: Boița, Lazaret, Lotrioara (Latorvár) and Paltin. These were part of Tălmaciu town until 2004, when they were split off.

In 1910 the village had 1,657 inhabitants.

See also[]

Caput Stenarum (castra)

References[]

  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" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
Boița church gate
Boița broken tower
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