Bârghiș

Bârghiş
Commune
Location of Bârghiş
Bârghiş Location of Bârghiş
Coordinates: 45°58′48″N 24°31′48″E / 45.98000°N 24.53000°E / 45.98000; 24.53000Coordinates: 45°58′48″N 24°31′48″E / 45.98000°N 24.53000°E / 45.98000; 24.53000
Country	Romania
County	Sibiu County
Status	Commune
Government
• Mayor	Gheorghe Mândreanu (Social Democratic Party)
Population (2011)
• Total	1,953
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal Code	557035

Bârghiş (German: Bürgisch; Hungarian: Bürkös) is a commune in the northern part of Sibiu County. It is situated in central Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania. The commune is composed of six villages: Apoş, Bârghiş, Ighişu Vechi, Pelişor, Vecerd, and Zlagna. Pelişor has a fortified church.

At the 2011 census, 86.4% of inhabitants were Romanians, 5.9% Roma, 5.2% Hungarians and 0.7% Germans.

In Romanian	In German	In Hungarian
Apoş	Abtsdorf bei Agnetheln	Szászapátfalva
Bârghiş	Bürgisch	Bürkös
Ighişu Vechi	Rumänisch Eibesdorf	Oláhivánfalva
Pelişor	Magarei	Magaré
Vecerd	Wetscherd	Vecsérd
Zlagna	Schlatt	Szászzalatna

Natives

Ioan Ghip, poet

Bârghiş

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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