Sânpetru
Sânpetru | |
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Coordinates: 45°43′00″N 25°38′00″E / 45.7167°N 25.6333°E | |
Country | Romania |
County | Brașov |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2024) | Marian-Eusebiu Arhire (USR) |
Area | 30.74 km2 (11.87 sq mi) |
Elevation | 530 m (1,740 ft) |
Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 11,794 |
• Density | 380/km2 (990/sq mi) |
Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
Postal code | 507190 |
Vehicle reg. | BV |
Website | www |
Sânpetru (German: Petersberg; Hungarian: Barcaszentpéter) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania, located just north of the county seat, Brașov.[2][3] It is composed of a single village, Sânpetru.
The commune is located in the Burzenland ethnographic area, in the eastern part of the county, at the foot of the Carpathian Mountains.
This area was home to many
Demographics
At the 2011 census, 91.8% of inhabitants were
Natives include Zaharia Bârsan (1878–1948), a playwright, poet, and actor and Reinhold Batschi (born 1942), a former Romanian rower and leading Australian rowing coach.
Churches
The landmark of the village is the 13th-century fortified church. The original 3-nave
In the 17th century, the church suffered major damage in a large fire that also destroyed the local archives. The bell tower collapsed in 1713 and was rebuilt in 1778–82. This tower later collapsed, and in 1795 the structure was demolished and construction on a new church was begun.[3]
Tourism
Sânpetru's main tourist attraction is the land around Lempes hill, a partially forested promontory which is a reservation for wild flora. This is a habitat for certain vary rare flowers as well as various fruit-bearing plants such as strawberry, raspberry, blackberry, and blueberry. This preserve is home to a variety of fauna including rabbits, snakes, lizards, and birds. Deer once made their home here but may have since been hunted to extinction. The ecology here is somewhat emperiled by the nearby presence of an artificial lake for depositing tar waste, herds of sheep. Paragliding enthusiasts use the hill as a launch point.[3]
Fossils
This community is notable as
Ilona and her brother,
Ilona's initial discovery turned out to be a
References
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ Hunedoara County Place-Name Directory
- ^ a b c d e www.brasov.ro
- ^ a b c Hungarian Natural History Museum, Department of Paleontology Archived 2005-08-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Histories: King of the duck-billed dinosaurs
- ^ Center for Functional Anatomy and Evolution at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Archived 2006-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
Literature
- Arne Franke: Das wehrhafte Sachsenland – Kirchenburgen im südlichen Siebenbürgen, Deutsches Kulturforum Östliches Europa, Potsdam 2007 ISBN 978-3-936168-27-3 (online).