Sâmbăta de Sus

Sâmbăta de Sus (German: Obermühlendorf; Hungarian: Felsőszombatfalva) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Sâmbăta de Sus and Stațiunea Climaterică Sâmbăta (Felsőszombatfalvi üdülőtelep).

Sâmbăta de Sus
Brâncoveanu Monastery
Location within the county
Sâmbăta de Sus
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45.75°N 24.8167°E / 45.75; 24.8167
Country Romania
CountyBrașov
Population
 (2011)[1]
1,581
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.BV

Formerly part of Voila Commune, these villages were split off to form a separate commune in 2003.

Features

The early 18th-century Brâncoveanu Monastery is located here. It was designed in the Brâncovenesc style, and construction was sponsored by Prince Constantin Brâncoveanu, of the Ottoman-dominated Principality of Wallachia.

References

  1. "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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