Dumbrăveni

Dumbrăveni (before 1945 Ibașfalău; ; Saxon dialect: Eppeschdorf; ) is a town in the north of Sibiu County, in the centre of Transylvania, central Romania. The town administers two villages, Ernea (Ehrgang; Argung; Szászernye) and Șaroș pe Târnave (Scharosch an der Kokel; Šuerš; Szászsáros).

Geography

Dumbrăveni lies on the banks of the river Târnava Mare, 20 km east from the city of Mediaș, the second largest city in the county, and 77 km northeast of Sibiu, the county seat. It is situated on the Transylvanian Plateau, on the border with Mureș County, midway between Mediaș and Sighișoara.[2]

The town is crossed on its southern edge by National Road DN14, which connects Sibiu to Sighișoara. There is also a train station that serves Line 300 of the CFR network, which connects Bucharest with the Hungarian border near Oradea.

The Șaroș gas field is located on the territory of Dumbrăveni.

Demographics

At the 2021 Romanian census, Dumbrăveni had a population of 6,238. According to the 2011 census, 71.1% of inhabitants were Romanians, 18.4% Roma, 9.2% Hungarians, and 1% Germans (more specifically Transylvanian Saxons).

For Armenian Catholics, see Ordinariate for Armenian Catholics of Romania.

Natives

• Virgil Atanasiu (born 1937), sports shooter
• Árpád Szabó (1878–1948), Hungarian politician

Education

There are two secondary schools in this town: the Dumbrăveni Theoretical High School[3] and the Timotei Cipariu High School.[4]

See also

• Apafi Castle
• Armenian Catholic church of Dumbrăveni
• Dumbrăveni Prison
• Fortified church of Șaroș pe Târnave
• Roman Catholic church of Dumbrăveni

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