Sântimbru, Alba
Sântimbru (Hungarian: Marosszentimre; German: Sankt Emmerich) is a commune located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 2,740, and is composed of five villages: Coșlariu (Koslárd), Dumitra (Demeterpataka), Galtiu (Gáldtő), Sântimbru and Totoi (Táté).
Sântimbru | |
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 Romanian Orthodox church | |
 Location in Alba County | |
  Sântimbru Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 46°8′N 23°39′E | |
| Country |  |
| County | Alba |
| Population (2011)[1] | 2,723 |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Vehicle reg. | AB |
Following the Mongol invasion of Europe, Transylvanian Saxons settled in Sântimbru in the 13th century. Driven out by Ottomans in the 16th century, they were replaced by Hungarians, who practised woodcutting. Ethnic Romanians have been in the majority since the 19th century, and today, the inhabitants mainly build bricks and raise poultry.
Points of interest
The commune has a Hungarian Reformed church founded by John Hunyadi in 1449.
Reformed church in Sântimbru
Orthodox church in Sântimbru
References
- "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
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