Răşinari

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Răşinari
Country Flag of Romania Romania
County Sibiu County
Status Commune
Government
 - Mayor Ioan Bucur Băra (Democratic Party)
Area
 - Total 127.87 km² (49.4 sq mi)
Population (2000)
 - Total 5,518 45°42′00″N, 24°04′00″E
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Website: 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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