Poiana Sibiului
Poiana Sibiului | |
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![]() Location in Sibiu County | |
![]() ![]() Poiana Sibiului Location in Romania | |
Coordinates: 45°48′20″N 23°43′49″E / 45.80556°N 23.73028°ECoordinates: 45°48′20″N 23°43′49″E / 45.80556°N 23.73028°E | |
Country | Romania |
County | Sibiu |
Established | 1537 |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2024) | Adrian-Pavel Iovi[1] (PSD) |
Area | 23.47 km2 (9.06 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | 2,548 |
• Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
Postal code | 557180 |
Vehicle reg. | SB |
Website | comunapoianasibiului |
Poiana Sibiului (German: Pojana; Hungarian: Polyán) is a commune in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Poiana Sibiului. The name means "the glade of Sibiu".
Position[]
The village is situated in the Cindrel Mountains at an altitude of about 900 meters, 35 km west of the county capital Sibiu, in the Mărginimea Sibiului ethnographic area.
History[]
The first written account dates from 1537. Compared with the neighbouring villages, Poiana is a later settlement of Romanian population that moved higher in the mountains presumably dislocated by Saxon settlements. The occupation shifted from agriculture to sheep-herding, which remains even today the main occupation.
References[]
- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
Categories:
- Communes in Sibiu County
- Localities in Transylvania
- Sibiu County geography stubs