Poplaca
Appearance
Poplaca | |
|---|---|
Church of the Nativity of St John the Baptist | |
Location in Sibiu County | |
| Coordinates: 45°43′37″N 24°3′11″E / 45.72694°N 24.05306°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Sibiu |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Vasile Budin[1] (PSD) |
Area | 35.17 km2 (13.58 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 515 m (1,690 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[3] | 1,782 |
| • Density | 50.67/km2 (131.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 557185 |
| Area code | (+40) 02 69 |
| Vehicle reg. | SB |
| Website | comunapoplaca |
Poplaca (German: Gunzendorf; Hungarian: Popláka) is a commune in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania, at the foothills of the Cindrel Mountains, 12 km (7.5 mi) south-west of the county capital Sibiu, in the Mărginimea Sibiului ethnographic area. It is composed of a single village, Poplaca.
The Păltiniș mountain resort is located less than 1 km (0.62 mi) from Poplaca.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ↑ "Poplaca I. Așezare". comunapoplaca.ro (in Romanian). Poplaca town hall. Retrieved September 7, 2026.
- ↑ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics. 1 December 2021.
- ↑ "Poplaca II. Prezentare". comunapoplaca.ro (in Romanian). Poplaca town hall. Retrieved September 7, 2026.
- Gymnasium
- Heroes' monument
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