Alma (Sibiu)

Alma ( Almaschken German, Hungarian Küküllőalmás ) is a municipality in the district of Sibiu in Transylvania, Romania.

The place is also known under the outdated names romanian Alma Mica Saseasca, Alma Dumbrăveni and the Hungarian Szászalmás, Almás and Szászkisalmás.

Geographical location

In the Transylvanian Basin ( Podişul Transilvaniei ) in the north of the Sibiu County, is the community on the right side of the Great Kokel in the historic county small Kokelburg ( Comitatul Târnava - Mica ). On the right bank of the Great Kokel the place is - on the county road (Drum Judetean ) DJ 142E - about a kilometer from the National Road (Drum National) DN 14 ( Sibiu - Sighisoara ) and the Railway Station Aţel ( Hetzelsdorf ) on the railway line Teiuş - Braşov away. Almaschken is located 12 kilometers from the city of Medias ( Medias ) and about 22 kilometers from Sighisoara ( Sighisoara ); the county seat Sibiu is about 70 kilometers southwest from Almaschken.

History

The town was first mentioned in 1317. A settlement of the region is, however - according to findings on the grounds of eingemeindeten village Nestle (Romanian Smig ) - to the Copper Stone Age. Here G. Nagy, M. Roska and D. Popescu was, according to G. Téglás, found a double-edged ax made ​​of brass, which is now in the museum in Târgu Mureş ( Tirgu Mures ) is located. Furthermore, were on the premises Corbu (Hungarian Korbuj ) made ​​near the village finds of gold in a Lehmgefäss as well as various pieces of jewelery.

The community Almaschken was on 24 February 2004 include the detachment of Hetzelsdorf a community to which the villages Jakobsdorf ( Giacăş ) and Nestle ( Smig ).

The main occupation of the population today are agriculture and cattle breeding.

Population

1850 lived on the territory of the present municipality of 1,908 inhabitants. 1,273 of these were Romanians, 344 Hungarians, 137 German, 135 Roma and 19 others. In 1977, with 2606 having the largest population - and at the same time the Romanians ( 1890 ) and that of Hungary ( 632) - determined. The highest number of Germans ( 137 ), and the Roma (135 ) was registered in 1850. In addition, in 1930 two residents called the Slovaks. As of the 2002 census, lived on the territory of the present municipality of 2,100 people, of whom 1,518 Romanians, 507 Hungarians, 62 Roma and 13 German.

Attractions

• The Reformed Church, built in the 15th century and rebuilt several times (the tower was built according to different specifications in 1902 or 1910), is a listed building.
• The old school, built in the 19th century, is a historical monument.
• In eingemeindeten village Smig the Protestant church, built in the second half of the 15th century, rebuilt in the 18th century and 1859, is a listed building. The altar, built in 1586 is now on display in a museum in Bucharest.
• In eingemeindeten village Smig the Reformed Church, founded in 1866 by Márton Horváth family.