Răşinari

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Răşinari
County Sibiu County
Status Commune
Mayor Ioan Bucur Băra, Democratic Party, since 2004
Area 127.87 km²
Population (2000) 5,518
Density 43.15 inh/km²
Geographical coordinates 45°42′00″N, 24°04′00″E
Web site http://www.cjsibiu.ro/ro/rasinari.php

Răşinari (German: Städterdorf, Hungarian: Resinár) is a village and commune 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.

The "New Church" in Răşinari as of January 2005
The "New Church" in Răşinari as of January 2005

[edit] Famous natives

[edit] References

  1. ^ BeyondTheForest.com, Trams in Romania


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