Sântimbru, Alba

"Coșlariu" redirects here. For Coșlariu Nou, see Teiuș.

Sântimbru
Commune
Romanian Orthodox church
Location in Alba County
Sântimbru Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°8′N 23°39′E / 46.133°N 23.650°E / 46.133; 23.650
Country	Romania
County	Alba County
Population (2002)^[1]
• Total	2,740
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Sântimbru (Hungarian: Marosszentimre; German: Sankt Emmerich) is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. It has a population of 2,740, and is composed of five villages: Coșlariu (Koslárd), Dumitra (Demeterpataka), Galtiu (Gáldtő), Sântimbru and Totoi (Táté).

Following the Mongol invasion of Europe, Transylvanian Saxons settled in Sântimbru in the 13th century. Driven out by Ottomans in the 16th century, they were replaced by Hungarians, who practiced woodcutting. Ethnic Romanians have been in the majority since the 19th century, and today, the inhabitants mainly build bricks and raise poultry.

Points of interest

The commune has a Hungarian Reformed church founded by John Hunyadi in 1449.

Reformed church in Sântimbru

Orthodox church in Sântimbru

References

↑ (Romanian) "Sântimbru", at the Erdélyi Magyar Adatbank's Recensământ 2002; Retrieved on September 4, 2009

Alba County, Romania

Cities	Alba Iulia (county seat) Aiud Blaj Sebeș

Towns	Abrud Baia de Arieș Câmpeni Cugir Ocna Mureș Teiuș Zlatna

Communes	Albac Almașu Mare Arieșeni Avram Iancu Berghin Bistra Blandiana Bucerdea Grânoasă Bucium Câlnic Cenade Cergău Ceru-Băcăinți Cetatea de Baltă Ciugud Ciuruleasa Crăciunelu de Jos Cricău Cut Daia Română Doștat Fărău Galda de Jos Gârbova Gârda de Sus Hopârta Horea Ighiu Întregalde Jidvei Livezile Lopadea Nouă Lunca Mureșului Lupșa Meteș Mihalț Mirăslău Mogoș Noșlac Ocoliș Ohaba Pianu Poiana Vadului Ponor Poșaga Rădești Râmeț Rimetea Roșia de Secaș Roșia Montană Sălciua Săliștea Sâncel Săsciori Sântimbru Scărișoara Stremț Șibot Sohodol Șpring Șugag Șona Unirea Vârtop Vadu Moților Valea Lungă Vidra Vințu de Jos

Coordinates: 46°8′N 23°39′E / 46.133°N 23.650°E / 46.133; 23.650

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