Şeica Mare

Şeica Mare
—  Commune  —
Şeica Mare
Coordinates: 46°1′N 24°9′E / 46.017°N 24.15°E / 46.017; 24.15
Country	Romania
County	Sibiu County
Population (2002)[1]	4,842
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Şeica Mare (German: Marktschelken; Hungarian: Nagyselyk) is a commune located in Sibiu County, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Boarta, Buia, Mighindoala, Petiş, Şeica Mare and Ştenea. Calvaser (Kaltwasser; Hidegvíz) was also a village until the late 20th century, when it was absorbed by Şeica Mare village.

Villages

Mighindoala (German: Engenthal, meaning "Angels' Valley"^[2], Hungarian: Ingodály) is a small village in the Şeica Mare commune.

This place is located at 46.0000 North latitude and 24.2833 East longitude. The altitude is 557 metres (1,827 ft) above the sea level.

As recently as 1975, the village had in excess of 50 houses, but was gradually deserted after the communist regime withdrew infrastructure such as teachers and doctors. ^{[3] [4][citation needed]} As of 2004, there were only four people left in this village.^{[citation needed]} There were only about ten buildings standing, including the Protestant church.^{[citation needed]} The Romanian Orthodox church no longer has a roof, and trees are growing inside it. ^[5]

The only economic activity there is agriculture, very much based on the traditional farming of sheep, cows and horses.^{[citation needed]}

Photo Gallery

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  Ruins of Buia Castle

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  The road on Mighindoala river valley

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  German Church in Mighindoala

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  House in the village

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  The fortified church of Şeica Mare

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  The fortified church of Şeica Mare

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  The fortified church of Şeica Mare

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  The fortified church of Şeica Mare

Coordinates: 46°01′N 24°09′E / 46.017°N 24.15°E / 46.017; 24.15

References

1. ^ Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 1, 2010
2. ^ http://www.istru.org/
3. ^ see this article
4. ^ Article in romanian language here
5. ^ see this photo taken from inside the Orthodox Church