Șura Mică

Şura Mică
Commune
Location of Şura Mică
Coordinates: 45°49′55″N 24°3′27″E / 45.83194°N 24.05750°ECoordinates: 45°49′55″N 24°3′27″E / 45.83194°N 24.05750°E
Country	Romania
County	Sibiu County
Status	Commune
Government
• Mayor	Marcu Mircea Dorel (Democratic Party)
Area
• Total	49.48 km^2 (19.10 sq mi)
Population (2002)
• Total	2,360
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Fortified church of Şura Mică

Şura Mică (German: Kleinscheuern; Hungarian: Kiscsűr) is a commune in the central part of Sibiu County, Romania. The commune is located immediately to the north of the city of Sibiu. It is composed of two villages, Rusciori (Reußdörfchen; Oroszcsűr) and Şura Mică.

Population

• 1525: a school
• 1786: 613 people
• 1910: 1412 people
• 1990: 2550 people

History

The village was documented in 1323 as "Parvum Horreum" = Kleine Scheuer.^[1]

A medieval fortified church in Șura Mică was built in the 13th century and considerably rebuilt around 1500. Only fragments of the surrounding wall survive.^[1]

The village is known for the colorful "Trachten" of the traditional Saxon population dress for women and girls.

Agricultural centre: farming, livestock, hops, fruits.

Name changes: Cleynschowern (ca. 1468).

References

1. Fabini, Hermann (2015). The Church-fortresses of the Transylvanan Saxons. Sibiu: MonuMenta. pp. 120–121. ISBN 978-973-7969-19-4.