Saschiz
Saschiz | |
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![]() The fortified church seen from the peasant citadel | |
![]() Location in Mureș County | |
Coordinates: 46°11′N 24°58′E / 46.183°N 24.967°E | |
Country | Romania |
County | Mureș |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2024) | Ovidiu Șoaita[1] (PNL) |
Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 2,080 |
Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
Vehicle reg. | MS |
Saschiz (German: Keisd or Hünenburg; Hungarian: Szászkézd, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈsaːskeːzd]; Transylvanian Saxon: Keist) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, central Romania. It is composed of three villages: Cloașterf, Mihai Viteazu (Zoltan until 1932), and Saschiz.
Saschiz, with its 15th-century church, has been the home of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, since its designation in 1999. The route of the Via Transilvanica long-distance trail passes through both Saschiz and Cloașterf.[3]
Names
[edit]Like many locations in Transylvania, the component villages have names in the languages spoke historically in the area:
In Romanian | In German | In Hungarian |
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Cloașterf | Klosdorf | Miklóstelke |
Mihai Viteazu | Zoltendorf | Zoltán |
Saschiz | Keisd | Szászkézd |
Demographics
[edit]It has a population of 2,048: 88 percent Romanians, 5 percent Germans (more specifically Transylvanian Saxons), 4 percent Hungarians, and 3 percent Roma.
Natives
[edit]- Ion Dacian (1911–1981), light opera singer
- Dan-Alexandru Voiculescu (1940–2009), composer
Gallery
[edit]- The peasant citadel
- Rural view
- The Evangelical Lutheran church
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ "Terra Saxonum | Via Transilvanica". www.viatransilvanica.com (in Romanian). Retrieved 2023-08-14.
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