Șura Mică

Şura Mică
Commune
Location of Şura Mică
Coordinates: 45°49′55″N 24°3′27″E / 45.83194°N 24.05750°E / 45.83194; 24.05750Coordinates: 45°49′55″N 24°3′27″E / 45.83194°N 24.05750°E / 45.83194; 24.05750
Country	Romania
County	Sibiu County
Status	Commune
Government
• Mayor	Marcu Mircea Dorel (Democratic Party)
Area
• Total	49.48 km² (19.10 sq mi)
Population (2002)
• Total	2,360
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Fortified church of Şura Mică

Şura Mică (German: Kleinscheuern; Hungarian: Kiscsűr) is a commune in the northern part of Sibiu County, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Rusciori (Reußdörfchen; Oroszcsűr) and Şura Mică.

Population

1525: a school
1786: 613 people
1910: 1412 people
1990: 2550 people

History

Documented in 1323 as "Parvum Horreum" = Kleine Scheuer.

It has a fortified church. The village is known for the colorful "Trachten" of the traditional Saxon population dress for women and girls.

Agricultural centre: farming, livestock, hops, fruits.

Name changes: Cleynschowern (ca. 1468).

Sibiu County, Romania

Cities	Sibiu (county seat) Mediaș

Towns	Agnita Avrig Cisnădie Copșa Mică Dumbrăveni Miercurea Sibiului Ocna Sibiului Săliște Tălmaciu

Communes	Alma Alțâna Apoldu de Jos Arpașu de Jos Ațel Axente Sever Bazna Bârghiș Biertan Blăjel Boița Brateiu Brădeni Bruiu Chirpăr Cârța Cârțișoara Cristian Dârlos Gura Râului Hoghilag Iacobeni Jina Laslea Loamneș Ludoș Marpod Merghindeal Micăsasa Mihăileni Moșna Nocrich Orlat Păuca Poiana Sibiului Poplaca Porumbacu de Jos Racovița Rășinari Râu Sadului Roșia Sadu Slimnic Șeica Mare Șeica Mică Șelimbăr Șura Mare Șura Mică Tilișca Târnava Turnu Roșu Valea Viilor Vurpăr

References

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