Ațel
| Ațel | |
|---|---|
| Commune | |
 Location of Ațel | |
| Coordinates: 46°09′N 24°28′E / 46.150°N 24.467°ECoordinates: 46°09′N 24°28′E / 46.150°N 24.467°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Sibiu |
| First attested | 1283 |
| Component villages | Ațel, Dupuș |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Moldovan Sergiu Ionel (since 2004) (PNL) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 27.21 km2 (10.51 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,429 |
| • Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 557020 |
| Website | Primăria Comunei Ațel (Romanian) |
Ațel (German: Hetzeldorf; Hungarian: Ecel) is a commune in Sibiu County, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Ațel and Dupuș (Tobsdorf; Táblás). The commune 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]
Population
Population number (grouped by ethnicity) from 1850 to 2011:
| Year | Romanians | Roma | Hungarians | Germans | Jews | Slovaks | Russians | Other/ Unknown | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 2,078 | 152 | 454 | 1,359 | 19 | - | - | - | 4,062 |
| 1992[2] | 2,672 | 205 | 585 | 263 | - | - | - | - | 3,726 |
| 2002[3] | 1,288 | 118 | 34 | 92 | - | 6 | - | 2 | 1,540 |
| 2011[4] | 1,138 | 154 | 20 | 77 | - | - | 3 | 37 | 1,429 |
Architecture
The fortified church of Ațel was built by Transylvanian Saxons and completed by the end of the 15th century; it is surrounded by double walls. Above the entrance rises the Old School tower, and close by is the Oat Tower. The fortified church of Dupuș was also built during the 15th century.
Notes
- ↑ Léstyán, Ferenc: Megszentelt kövek. A középkori erdélyi püspökség templomai, Budapest, Arcanum, 2003, ISBN 963-9374-74-1
- ↑ Varga E. Árpád: Erdély etnikai és felekezeti statisztikája (1850–1992)
- ↑ Aţel Commune Hall
- ↑ National Institute of Statistics
References
- Ațel at GEOnet Names Server
- Edroiu, Nicolae, Comuna Ațel : Studiu monografic complex, Editura Eurodidact, 2002 ISBN 973-85629-0-2
- Augustin Ioan, Hanna Derer. The Fortified Churches of the Transylvanian Saxons. Noi Media Print, 2004
External links
- (Romanian) Information and photographs
