Dumbrăveni (before 1945 ''Ibașfalău''; german: Elisabethstadt; Saxon dialect: ''Eppeschdorf''; hu, Erzsébetváros) is a town in the north of Sibiu County, in the centre of

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, central

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. The town administers two villages, Ernea (''Ehrgang''; ''Argung''; ''Szászernye'') and Șaroș pe Târnave (''Scharosch an der kokel''; ''Šuerš''; ''Szászsáros'').

Geography

Dumbrăveni lies on the banks of the river Târnava Mare, east from the city of Mediaș, the second largest city in the county, and northeast of Sibiu, the county seat. It is situated on the Transylvanian Plateau, on the border with Mureș County, midway between Mediaș and Sighișoara. The town is crossed on its southern edge by National Road , which connects Sibiu to Sighișoara. There is also a train station that serves Line 300 of the CFR network, which connects

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with the Hungarian border near Oradea. The

Șaroș gas field The Șaroș gas field is a natural gas field located in Dumbrăveni, Sibiu County. It was discovered in 1915 and developed by and Romgaz. It began production in 1930 and produces natural gas and condensates. The total proven reserves Proven re ...

is located on the territory of Dumbrăveni.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Romanian census, 71.1% of inhabitants were

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, 18.4%

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, 9.2%

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, and 1%

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(more specifically Transylvanian Saxons).

Natives

Virgil Atanasiu Virgil Atanasiu (born 21 May 1937) is a Romanian former sports shooter. He competed in the 25 metre pistol event at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games ...

Árpád Szabó Árpád Szabó (31 December 1878 – 31 July 1948) was a Hungarian politician, who served as Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary in 1947 and Minister of Agriculture between 1947 and 1948. He taught in Mezőberény since 1901. He became ...

Education

There are two secondary schools in this town: the Dumbrăveni Theoretical High School and the

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Gallery

File:Dumbraveni Castelul (1).JPG, Apafi Castle File:Dumbraveni Biserica romano catolica (1).JPG, Roman Catholic church File:Dumbraveni church outside.jpg, Armenian Catholic church in the main square of Dumbrăveni File:Saros pe Tarnave IMG 5613.jpg, Fortified church of Șaroș pe Târnave village File:Saros_pe_Tarnave_IMG_5612.jpg, Medieval Evangelical Lutheran Transylvanian Saxon fortified church church of Șaroș pe Târnave in winter File:Planul bisericii fortificate din Saros pe Tarnave.jpg, The plan of the medieval Evangelical Lutheran Transylvanian Saxon fortified church of Șaroș pe Târnave

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