Boița

Boița
Commune
Boița Location of Boița
Coordinates: 45°37′59″N 24°15′27″E / 45.63306°N 24.25750°E / 45.63306; 24.25750Coordinates: 45°37′59″N 24°15′27″E / 45.63306°N 24.25750°E / 45.63306; 24.25750
Country	Romania
County	Sibiu County
Status	Commune
Government
• Mayor	Roman Toader (Social Democratic Party)
Area
• Total	100.37 km² (38.75 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	1,367
• Density	19.5/km² (51/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal Code	555701
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Boița (German: Ochsendorf; Hungarian: Bojca; Latin: Caput Stenarum) is a commune in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania, at the foothills of the Cindrel Mountains, 22 km south of the county capital Sibiu, in the Mărginimea Sibiului ethnographic area, on the main road between Sibiu and the southern part of Romania, the National road 7/European route 81, at the entrance of the Olt River defile. The commune is composed of four villages: Boița, Lazaret, Lotrioara (Latorvár) and Paltin. These were part of Tălmaciu town until 2004, when they were split off.

In 1910 the village had 1,657 inhabitants.

Boița church gate

The old customs tower in Boița

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

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