Country Romania Status Commune Population 3,205 (2011) | County Sibiu County Time zone EET (UTC+2) Area 59.02 km² Local time Monday 2:04 AM | |
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Weather -2°C, Wind W at 5 km/h, 89% Humidity | ||
Orlat (German: Winsberg; Hungarian: Orlát) is a commune in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania, at the foothills of the Cindrel Mountains, 17 km west of the county capital Sibiu, in the Mărginimea Sibiului ethnographic area. It is composed of a single village, Orlat.
Map of Orlat 557170, Romania
Orlat is one of the oldest villages in the Mărginimea Sibiului. The 1st Romanian Border Guards Regiment (established by an Imperial decree signed by Maria Theresa of Austria on April 15, 1762) was located here.
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