Poiana Sibiului
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".
Poiana Sibiului | |
|---|---|
 Location in Sibiu County | |
  Poiana Sibiului Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 45°48′20″N 23°43′49″E | |
| Country |  Romania |
| County | Sibiu |
| Established | 1537 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ilie Dăncilă[1] (PNL) |
| 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 |
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 2016 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
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