Sâmbăta de Sus (; ) is a
commune in
Brașov County
Brașov County () is a county (județ) of Transylvania, Romania. Its capital city is Brașov. The county incorporates within its boundaries most of the Medieval "lands" (''țări'') Burzenland and Făgăraș.
Name
In Hungarian language, Hungari ...
,
Transylvania
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,
Romania
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. It is composed of two villages, Sâmbăta de Sus and Stațiunea Climaterică Sâmbăta (''Felsőszombatfalvi üdülőtelep''). Formerly part of
Voila commune, these villages were split off to form a separate commune in 2003.
Geography
Sâmbăta de Sus is located in the western part of the county, on the northern slopes of the
Făgăraș Mountains
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Geography
The mountain range is situated in the heart of Romania, at .
The range is bordered in the north by the Făgăraș Depression, through wh ...
, in the historic
Țara Făgărașului
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region. It lies southwest of
Făgăraș
Făgăraș (; , ) is a municipiu, city in central Romania, located in Brașov County. It lies on the Olt (river), Olt River and has a population of 26,284 as of 2021. It is situated in the historical region of Transylvania, and is the main city of ...
, northwest of the county seat,
Brașov
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According to the 2021 Romanian census, ...
, and east of
Sibiu
Sibiu ( , , , Hungarian: ''Nagyszeben'', , Transylvanian Saxon: ''Härmeschtat'' or ''Hermestatt'') is a city in central Romania, situated in the historical region of Transylvania. Located some north-west of Bucharest, the city straddles th ...
. The river
Sâmbăta
Sâmbăta () is a commune in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania
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flows north through the commune, discharging into the
Olt River
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in
Sâmbăta de Jos.
The commune is traversed by county road DJ104A, which connects
Șinca
Șinca (; ) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Bucium (''Bucsum''), Ohaba (''Ohába''), Perșani (''Persány''), Șercăița (''Sarkaica''), Șinca Veche (the commune center), and Vâlcea (''Valc ...
commune, to the east, to the town of
Victoria
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, to the west. County road DJ105B runs from Sâmbăta de Sus to Sâmbăta de Jos, to the north, where it ends in
national road
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DN1
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.
The early 18th-century
Sâmbăta de Sus Monastery
Sâmbăta de Sus Monastery () is a Romanian Orthodox monastery in Sâmbăta de Sus, Brașov County, in the Transylvania region of Romania. Dedicated to the Dormition of the Mother of God, it is also known as the Brâncoveanu Monastery (''Mănăst ...
(also known as the Brâncoveanu Monastery) is located in Stațiunea Climaterică Sâmbăta village. The monastery was designed in the
Brâncovenesc style, and construction was sponsored by Prince
Constantin Brâncoveanu
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Biography
Ascension
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, of the Ottoman-dominated
Principality of Wallachia
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.
Demographics
At the
2021 census, the commune had a population of 1,610; of those, 88.7% were
Romanians
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and 5.34%
Roma
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People, characters, figures, names
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* Roma called Roy, ancient Egyptian High Priest of Amun
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.
Natives
*
Laurențiu Streza Laurențiu Streza (; born Liviu Streza; October 12, 1947) is a Romanian cleric, a metropolitan bishop in the Romanian Orthodox Church.
Born in Sâmbăta de Sus, Brașov County, he attended grade school in his native village from 1954 to 1961. His ...
(born 1947), cleric, a metropolitan bishop in the Romanian Orthodox Church.
References
External links
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Communes in Brașov County
Localities in Transylvania
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