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(Redirected from Vecerd) For the river in Sibiu County, see Bârghiș (river). Commune in Sibiu, Romania

Bârghiș
Commune

Coat of arms
Location in Sibiu County
BârghișLocation in Romania
Coordinates: 45°58′48″N 24°31′48″E / 45.98000°N 24.53000°E / 45.98000; 24.53000
Country	Romania
County	Sibiu
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Ștefan Șulumberchean (PNL)
Area	99.9 km (38.6 sq mi)
Elevation	446 m (1,463 ft)
Population	1,894
• Density	19/km (49/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	557035
Area code	+40 x59
Vehicle reg.	SB
Website	www.comunabirghis.ro

Bârghiș (German: Bürgisch; Hungarian: Bürkös) is a commune in the northern part of Sibiu County. It is situated in central Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania. The commune is composed of six villages: Apoș, Bârghiș, Ighișu Vechi, Pelișor, Vecerd, and Zlagna. Pelișor and Zlagna have fortified churches.

The commune is located on the Transylvanian Plateau, in the northeastern part of Sibiu County, about 50 km (31 mi) from the county seat, Sibiu. It lies on the banks of the rivers Bârghiș and Zlagna, both affluents of the Hârtibaciu.

At the 2011 census, 86.4% of inhabitants were Romanians, 5.9% Roma, 5.2% Hungarians, and 0.7% Germans.

In Romanian	In German	In Hungarian
Apoș	Abtsdorf bei Agnetheln	Szászapátfalva
Bârghiș	Bürgisch	Bürkös
Ighișu Vechi	Rumänisch Eibesdorf	Oláhivánfalva
Pelișor	Magarei	Magaré
Vecerd	Wetscherd	Vecsérd
Zlagna	Schlatt	Szászzalatna

Natives

Liviu Constantinescu (1914 – 1997), geophysicist and academic

References

"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.

Bârghiș townhall
Reformed church in Bârghiș village
Fortified church in Pelișor
Fortified church in Zlagna

v t e Sibiu County, Romania
Cities	Sibiu (county seat) Mediaș
Towns	Agnita Avrig Cisnădie Copșa Mică Dumbrăveni Miercurea Sibiului Ocna Sibiului Săliște Tălmaciu
Communes	Alma Alțâna Apoldu de Jos Arpașu de Jos Ațel Axente Sever Bârghiș Bazna Biertan Blăjel Boița Brădeni Brateiu Bruiu Cârța Cârțișoara Chirpăr Cristian Dârlos Gura Râului Hoghilag Iacobeni Jina Laslea Loamneș Ludoș Marpod Merghindeal Micăsasa Mihăileni Moșna Nocrich Orlat Păuca Poiana Sibiului Poplaca Porumbacu de Jos Racovița Rășinari Râu Sadului Roșia Sadu Șeica Mare Șeica Mică Șelimbăr Slimnic Șura Mare Șura Mică Târnava Tilișca Turnu Roșu Valea Viilor Vurpăr

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