Poiana Sibiului (German: Pojana; Hungarian: Polyán) is a commune in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Poiana Sibiului. The name means "the glade of Sibiu".

Poiana Sibiului
Location in Sibiu County
Location in Sibiu County
Poiana Sibiului is located in Romania
Poiana Sibiului
Poiana Sibiului
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°48′20″N 23°43′49″E / 45.80556°N 23.73028°E / 45.80556; 23.73028
CountryRomania
CountySibiu
Established1537
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Adrian-Pavel Iovi[1] (PSD)
Area
23.47 km2 (9.06 sq mi)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
2,346
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
557180
Vehicle reg.SB
Websitecomunapoianasibiului.ro

Position

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The village is situated in the Cindrel Mountains at an altitude of about 900 meters, 35 km west of the county capital Sibiu, in the Mărginimea Sibiului ethnographic area.

History

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The first written account dates from 1537. Compared with the neighbouring villages, Poiana is a later settlement of Romanian population that moved higher in the mountains presumably dislocated by Saxon settlements. The occupation shifted from agriculture to sheep-herding, which remains even today the main occupation.

References

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  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.