Micăsasa Explained

Type:commune
County:Sibiu
Micăsasa
Leader Name:Timotei Păcurar
Leader Party:USR
Leader Term:2020 - 2024
Coordinates:46.0833°N 31°W
Elevation:284
Area Total:71.38
Population Total:auto
Postal Code:557145
Area Code:+(40) x59

Micăsasa (de|Feigendorf; hu|Mikeszásza) is a commune located in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Chesler (Kesseln; Keszlér), Micăsasa, Țapu (Abtsdorf an der Kokel;Csicsóholdvilág), and Văleni (Huruba). Micăsasa and Țapu villages have fortified churches.

The commune is situated on the Transylvanian Plateau, at an altitude of, on the banks of the river Târnava Mare. It is located in the northwestern part of Sibiu County, west of the town of Copșa Mică and north of the county seat, Sibiu, on the border with Alba County.

Micăsasa is crossed by national road, which branches off in Copșa Mică and merges into DN1 in Teiuș, to the west. The Micăsasa train station serves the CFR Main Line 300, which connects Bucharest with the Hungarian border near Oradea. The route of the Via Transilvanica long-distance trail passes through the village of Micăsasa.[1]

At the 2011 census, the commune had 2,058 inhabitants; of those, 93.4% were Romanians, 4.4% Hungarians, 1.5% Roma, and 0.6% Germans. At the 2021 census, the population had decreased to 1,698, of which 87.28% were Romanians and 1% Hungarians.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Terra Saxonum Via Transilvanica . 2023-08-14 . www.viatransilvanica.com . ro.
  2. Web site: Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021. INSSE. ro. 31 May 2023.