| Dacia | |
| Settlement Type: | village |
| Total Type: | |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Romania |
| Subdivision Type1: | County |
| Subdivision Name1: | Brașov County |
| Population Total: | 671 |
| Population As Of: | 2002 |
| Coordinates: | 46°N 29°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Romania |
| Timezone: | EET |
| Utc Offset: | +2 |
| Timezone Dst: | EEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Dacia (in the Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Ste, Stin, Štîn, in German Stein, in Hungarian Garat), is a village in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania, part of Jibert commune. Until 1931, the village was known in Romanian as Ștena (Romanianization of the German/Saxon name). In that year, the authorities changed its name to Dacia.[1]
The village was first attested in 1309.[2] Until 1980, it was inhabited by a majority of Transylvanian Saxons (by the end of 1970, most of them started emigrating to West Germany). The Transylvanian Saxon noble family of Soterius von Sachsenheim has its origins in this village, Valentinus Schöchtert (born 1554) being the earliest known ancestor.[3]
Dacia has a humid continental climate (Cfb in the Köppen climate classification).
The local Evangelical Lutheran fortified church dates to the 12th century (being, as such, built during the High Middle Ages), pertaining to the local Transylvanian Saxon community.
The German school was first mentioned in the year 1488.[4]