Poiana Sibiului
Poiana Sibiului | |
|---|---|
 Location in Sibiu County | |
  Poiana Sibiului Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 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 (2021-12-01)[2] | 2,346 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
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