Saschiz | |
|---|---|
 The fortified church seen from the peasant citadel | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Mureș County | |
  Saschiz Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 46°11′N 24°58′E / 46.183°N 24.967°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Mureș |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2024) | Ovidiu Șoaita[2] (PNL) |
Area | 98.21 km2 (37.92 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 410 m (1,350 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 2,080 |
| • Density | 21.2/km2 (54.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 547510 |
| Area code | (+40) 0265 |
| Vehicle reg. | MS |
| Website | saschiz |
Saschiz (German: Keisd or Hünenburg; Hungarian: Szászkézd, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈsaːskeːzd]; Transylvanian Saxon: Keist) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, central Romania. It is composed of three villages: Cloașterf (Klosdorf; Miklóstelke), Mihai Viteazu (Zoltan until 1932; Zoltendorf; Zoltán), and Saschiz.
Saschiz, with its 15th-century church, has been the home of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, since its designation in 1999.
Geography
editSaschiz is situated on the Târnava Plateau, in the south-central part of the Transylvanian Plateau, at an altitude of 410 m (1,350 ft), on the banks of the river Scroafa. It is located at the southern extremity of Mureș County, on the border with Brașov County. The commune is about 20 km (12 mi) east of the city of Sighișoara; the county seat, Târgu Mureș, is 65 km (40 mi) northwest of Saschiz.
The commune is crossed by national road DN13 (part of European route E60), which connects Brașov with Sighișoara and Târgu Mureș. The route of the Via Transilvanica long-distance trail passes through both Saschiz and Cloașterf.[3]
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 2,771 | — |
| 1880 | 2,961 | +6.9% |
| 1900 | 3,201 | +8.1% |
| 1910 | 2,815 | −12.1% |
| 1930 | 2,820 | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 3,127 | +10.9% |
| 1977 | 2,731 | −12.7% |
| 1992 | 2,133 | −21.9% |
| 2002 | 2,048 | −4.0% |
| 2011 | 1,965 | −4.1% |
| 2021 | 2,080 | +5.9% |
| Source: Census data | ||
At the 2002 census, Saschiz had a population of 2,048: 88% Romanians, 5% Germans (more specifically Transylvanian Saxons), 4% Hungarians, and 3% Roma. At the 2011 census, the commune had 1,965 inhabitants, of which 82.29% were Romanians, 8.96% Roma, 3.05% Germans, and 2.09% Hungarians. At the 2021 census, Saschiz had a population of 2,080; of those, 85.82% were Romanians, 6.92% Roma, 1.97% Germans, and 1.06% Hungarians.[4]
Natives
edit- Ion Dacian (1911–1981), light opera singer
- Dan-Alexandru Voiculescu (1940–2009), composer
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics. 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "Terra Saxonum | Via Transilvanica". www.viatransilvanica.com (in Romanian). Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
The peasant citadel
Rural view
The Evangelical Lutheran church
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