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(Redirected from Veștem) Commune in Sibiu, Romania
Șelimbăr
Commune
Evangelical churchEvangelical church
Coat of arms of ȘelimbărCoat of arms
Location in Sibiu CountyLocation in Sibiu County
Șelimbăr is located in RomaniaȘelimbărȘelimbărLocation in Romania
Coordinates: 45°46′N 24°12′E / 45.767°N 24.200°E / 45.767; 24.200
CountryRomania
CountySibiu
SubdivisionsȘelimbăr, Veștem, Mohu, Bungard
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Marius Grecu (PNL)
Area72.33 km (27.93 sq mi)
Elevation411 m (1,348 ft)
Population17,492
 • Density240/km (630/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code557260
Area code+40 x69
Vehicle reg.SB
Websitewww.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.

The commune is composed of four villages:

  • Bungard (German: Baumgarten; Hungarian: Bongárd) – 382 inhabitants
  • Mohu (German: Moichen; Hungarian: Móh) – 543 inhabitants
  • Șelimbăr – 2,859 inhabitants
  • Veștem (German: Westen; Hungarian: Vesztény) – 1,483 inhabitants

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.

Natives

  • Toma Dordea [ro] (1921–2015), Romanian academician and electrical machines specialist (from Bungard)

Notes

  1. "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  2. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. ^ Fabini, Hermann (2015). The Church-fortresses of the Transylvanian Saxons. Sibiu: MonuMenta. p. 129. ISBN 978-973-7969-19-4.
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