Boiţa

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Boiţa
Boiţa (Romania )
Boiţa
Boiţa
Location of Boiţa, Sibiu
Coordinates: 45°37′59″N 24°15′27″E / 45.63306, 24.2575
Country Flag of Romania Romania
County Sibiu County
Status Commune
Government
 - Mayor Roman Toader (Social Democratic Party)
Area
 - Total 100.37 km² (38.8 sq mi)
Population (2002)
 - Total 1,791
 - Density 19.5/km² (50.5/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal Code 555701
Website: http://www.cjsibiu.ro/ro/boita.php

Boiţa (Hungarian: Bojca) is a commune in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania, at the foothills of the Cindrel Mountains, 22 km south of the county capital Sibiu, in the Mărginimea Sibiului ethnographic area, on the main road between Sibiu and the southern part of Romania, the National road 7/European route 81, at the entrance of the Olt River defile. In 1910 the village had 1,657 inhabitants.

Boiţa church gate
Boiţa church gate
Roman tower in Boiţa
Roman tower in Boiţa