Șelimbăr

Commune in Sibiu, Romania

Coat of arms

Location in Sibiu County

(2020–2024) Marius Grecu^[1] (PNL)Area

72.33 km² (27.93 sq mi)Elevation

411 m (1,348 ft)Population

(2021-12-01)^[2]

17,492 • Density240/km² (630/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Postal code

557260

Area code+40 x69Vehicle reg.SBWebsitewww.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.^[3]

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.^[3]

Natives

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

Notes

^ "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.
^ ^a ^b Fabini, Hermann (2015). The Church-fortresses of the Transylvanian Saxons. Sibiu: MonuMenta. p. 129. ISBN 978-973-7969-19-4.