Satu_Nou,_Brașov

Hălchiu

Hălchiu

Commune in Brașov, Romania

Hălchiu (German: Heldsdorf; Hungarian: Höltövény) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Hălchiu and Satu Nou (Neudorf bei Hopfenseifen; Barcaújfalu).

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The commune is located in the east-central part of the county, in the northern part of the Burzenland historical region. It lies 16 km (9.9 mi) north of the county seat, Brașov, and belongs to the Brașov metropolitan area.

To the west is Dumbrăvița Lake, with a surface area of 414 ha (1,020 acres). This is the only place in Transylvania and one of the few places in Romania where the grey heron nests in reeds.[2]

Hălchiu is bordered to the north by Feldioara and Crizbav communes, to the east by Bod commune and the city of Brașov, to the south by the town of Ghimbav, and to the west by the city of Codlea and by Dumbrăvița commune.

At the 2011 census, 77.4% of inhabitants were Romanians, 16.4% Hungarians, 4.8% Roma, and 1.4% Germans (more specifically Transylvanian Saxons).

Natives

Sights

  • Hălchiu fortified church [ro]
  • Satu Nou Lutheran church [ro]
  • Satu Nou wooden church [ro]

References

  1. [1]
    "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  2. [2]
    "Dumbrăvița Lake". www.deltadincarpati.ro. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
Hălchiu townhall
Lutheran church in Hălchiu
View of Satu Nou
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