Rășinari

Răşinari ( German townspeople village or Reschinar, Hungarian Resinár ) is a village in the district of Sibiu in Transylvania, Romania.

Location

The village is located eight kilometers south-west of Sibiu ( Hermannstadt), at the foot of the Carpathians, and is part of the Marginimea Sibiului.

Traffic

Between Sibiu and Răşinari runs every day several times a tram, the Tursib. This line is due to the professional specialization of the inhabitants of the Marginimea Sibiului also lovingly called " cheese - Express".

By Răşinari, the road from Sibiu to Păltiniş ( High channel ), a ski resort in Romania.

Past and present

Emperor Joseph II, the same King of Hungary and Grand Prince of Transylvania, Răşinari declared in 1787 to free royal town. The town counted 5648 inhabitants in 2007. Sheep, wood processing and tourism are the main employment sectors.

Personalities

• Emil Cioran (1911-1995), philosopher and writer of aphorisms
• Octavian Goga (1881-1938), poet and politician
• Ioan Ilcuşu (1883-1977), Romanian Minister of Defense from 1939 to 1940
• Ilarie Mitrea (1842-1904), doctor and explorer on behalf of the Dutch navy
• Daniel Popovici Barcianu (1847-1900), intellectuals and politicians
• Andrei Şaguna (1809-1873), Orthodox Metropolitan, was buried up to his canonization in 2011 Răşinari
• Stan Vidrighin (1876-1956), engineer and mayor of Timisoara ( Timisoara )