Răşinari

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The new church in Răşinari as of January 2005
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The new church in Răşinari as of January 2005

Răşinari (German: Städterdorf, Hungarian: Resinár) is a village in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 5,645 inhabitants (census 2002).

Răşinari is connected to Sibiu by a roughly 8-km tram line through the Dumbrava Forest. The trams that are used these days on the line were formerly used in Geneva and retain their French-language signs. [1]

The village of Prislop is located in the administrative area of the Răşinari commune.

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Coordinates: 45°42′N 24°04′E