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Aţel (German: Hetzeldorf; Hungarian: Ecel) is a commune and town in Sibiu County, Romania. The town first appears in written history in 1283 as villa Echelini. Later appearances in written documents are villa Heclini (1289), Hetzelini villa and villa Eczlen (1359), Ecczel (1365), and Heczeldorf (1548). A church is mentioned as of 1380[1]
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As of 1850, there were 4,062 people, ethnically divided thus: 2,078 Romanians, 454 Hungarians, 1,359 Germans, 19 Jews and 152 Roma. As of 1992 the 3,726 people were divided ethnically thus: 2,672 Romanians, 585 Hungarians, 263 Germans and 205 Roma.[2]
- ^ Léstyán, Ferenc: Megszentelt kövek. A középkori erdélyi püspökség templomai, Budapest, Arcanum, 2003, ISBN 963 9374 74 1[1]
- ^ Varga E. Árpád: Erdély etnikai és felekezeti statisztikája (1850–1992)[2]
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