Country Romania Status Commune Postal Code 557005 Local time Monday 2:31 PM | County Sibiu County Time zone EET (UTC+2) Area 83.32 km² Population 1,621 (2002) | |
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Founded 1291 (first official record) Weather 12°C, Wind SE at 5 km/h, 50% Humidity | ||
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Alțâna (German: Alzen; Hungarian: Alcina) is a commune in the north of Sibiu County, central Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania. It is composed of three villages: Alțâna, Benești (Bägendorf; Bendorf) and Ghijasa de Sus (Obergesäß; Felsőgezés).
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- Consulta ii gratuite pentru 60 de persoane din satul al na
- Map of AlC89BC3A2na 557005 Romania
- Tura sibiu agnita i ntoarcerea prin eica mare slimnic sibiu plecarea din nocrih c tre al na
- History
- Name
- Natives
- References
Map of Al%C8%9B%C3%A2na 557005, Romania
Alțâna was one of the most important villages of the Transylvanian Saxon seat of Nocrich.
Tura sibiu agnita i ntoarcerea prin eica mare slimnic sibiu plecarea din nocrih c tre al na
History
In 1910 the Agnita to Sibiu railway line was completed with at station at Alțâna and Benești; however, the line was closed in 2001. An active restoration group has since been formed aiming to restore the entire line to working condition.
Name
The legend says that the first German villagers were led by ten "greavi". These ten men counseled in the matter of how should they name the settlement and each of them wanted to use their name. In the end, they decided to name it Alzen, which means "all ten".[1]