Slimnic ( Hungarian : Szelindek ) is a commune located in Sibiu County , Transylvania , Romania . It is composed of five villages: Albi, Pădureni, Ruși, Slimnic, and Veseud. Slimnic and Ruși villages have fortified churches . Slimnic village also has a medieval citadel.
5-574: The commune is situated on the Transylvanian Plateau , at an altitude of 439 m (1,440 ft), on the banks of the river Slimnic . It is located in the central part of the county, 15 km (9.3 mi) north of the county seat, Sibiu . Slimnic is crossed by national road DN14 [ ro ] , which starts in Sibiu, goes through Mediaș , and ends in Sighișoara . At the 2021 census ,
10-430: A height of 150–250 m (490–820 ft) above the altitude of the valley. The plateau has a continental climate . Temperature varies a great deal in the course of a year, with warm summers contrasted by very cold winters. Vast forests cover parts of the plateau and the mountains. The mean elevation is 300–500 m (980–1,640 ft). The Transylvanian Plateau is divided into three areas: The Transylvanian Plain
15-535: Is also hilly (400–600 m), but because the area is almost completely cultivated it is called a plain. The Transylvanian Basin ( Romanian : Depresiunea colinară a Transilvaniei ) includes the Transylvanian Plateau and the peripheral areas towards the Carpathian Mountains, which have a different character than the plateau. The basin is the main production site of Romania's methane . It also contains
20-412: The commune had a population of 3,459; of those, 88.84% were Romanians and 1.1% Roma . This Sibiu County location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Transylvanian Plateau The Transylvanian Plateau ( Romanian : Podișul Transilvaniei ; Hungarian : Erdélyi-medence ) is a plateau in central Romania . The plateau lies within and takes its name from
25-606: The historical region of Transylvania , and is almost entirely surrounded by the Eastern , Southern and Romanian Western branches of the Carpathian Mountains . The area includes the Transylvanian Plain . It is improperly called a plateau, for it does not possess extensive plains, but is formed of a network of valleys of various size, ravines and canyons , united together by numerous small mountain ranges , which attain
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