Roșia, Sibiu

Roșia
Commune
Location of Roșia
Country	Romania
County	Sibiu County
Population (2002)^[1]	4,827
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

The village of Daia and its fortified church.

Roșia (German: Rothberg; Hungarian: Veresmart) is a commune located in Sibiu County, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Cașolț, Cornățel, Daia (formerly Daia Săsească), Nou, Nucet and Roșia.

Roșia village is the site of Roșia fortified church.

History

In 1910 the Agnita to Sibiu railway line was completed, with stations at Roșia, Cașolț and Cornățel; the line was closed in 2001. An active restoration group has since been formed aiming to restore the entire line to working condition.^[2]

In Romanian	In German	In Hungarian
Cașolț	Kastenholz	Hermány
Cornățel	Harbachdorf	Hortobágyfalva
Daia	Thalheim	Dolmány
Nou	Neudorf	Szászújfalu
Nucet	Johannisberg	Szentjánoshegy
Roșia	Rothberg	Veresmart

Sibiu County, Romania

Cities	Sibiu (county seat) Mediaș

Towns	Agnita Avrig Cisnădie Copșa Mică Dumbrăveni Miercurea Sibiului Ocna Sibiului Săliște Tălmaciu

Communes	Alma Alțâna Apoldu de Jos Arpașu de Jos Ațel Axente Sever Bazna Bârghiș Biertan Blăjel Boița Brateiu Brădeni Bruiu Chirpăr Cârța Cârțișoara Cristian Dârlos Gura Râului Hoghilag Iacobeni Jina Laslea Loamneș Ludoș Marpod Merghindeal Micăsasa Mihăileni Moșna Nocrich Orlat Păuca Poiana Sibiului Poplaca Porumbacu de Jos Racovița Rășinari Râu Sadului Roșia Sadu Slimnic Șeica Mare Șeica Mică Șelimbăr Șura Mare Șura Mică Tilișca Târnava Turnu Roșu Valea Viilor Vurpăr

References

↑ Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 1, 2010
↑ "Sibiu Agnita Railway Group". Retrieved 2 December 2015.

Coordinates: 45°49′00″N 24°18′40″E / 45.8167°N 24.3111°E / 45.8167; 24.3111

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