Talmaciu
Encyclopedia
Tălmaciu is a town in Sibiu County
, in central Romania
, 20 km south of the county capital Sibiu
. It lies on the east end of the Mărginimea Sibiului
area.
. It lies on one of the main access routes between Transylvania
and Wallachia
, at the north entrance of the Olt River Gorge; the European route E81 passes through it. The town administers two villages:
It also administered four other villages until 2004, when they were split off to form Boiţa
Commune.
After the Saxon colonisation of Transylvania, Tălmaciu was the administrative center for the settlements of Tălmăcel, Boiţa, Turnul Roşu, Racoviţa, Sebeşul de Jos, and Plopi.
After 1453 the administrative center was moved to Sibiu.
In 1987 Tălmaciu was granted town status.
Because using the Olt pass to the south requires passing through Tălmaciu, it has witnessed numerous historical events:
The water flowing from the mountains is used for one of the most popular brand of bottled water in Romania: Fântâna.
Sibiu County
Sibiu is a county of Romania, in the historical region Transylvania, with the capital city Sibiu.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 421,724 and the population density was 78/km²....
, in central Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
, 20 km south of the county capital Sibiu
Sibiu
Sibiu is a city in Transylvania, Romania with a population of 154,548. Located some 282 km north-west of Bucharest, the city straddles the Cibin River, a tributary of the river Olt...
. It lies on the east end of the Mărginimea Sibiului
Marginimea Sibiului
Mărginimea Sibiului is an area which comprises 18 Romanian localities in the south-western part of the Sibiu County, in southern Transylvania, all of them having a unique ethnological, cultural, architectural and historical heritage.-Position:...
area.
Geography
Tălmaciu is situated at the confluence of the Sadu and Cibin rivers, two km before the confluence of the Cibin with the OltOlt River
The Olt River is a river in Romania. It is the longest river flowing exclusively through Romania. Its source is in the Hăşmaş Mountains of the eastern Carpathian Mountains, near the village Bălan. It flows through the Romanian counties Harghita, Covasna, Braşov, Sibiu, Vâlcea and Olt...
. It lies on one of the main access routes between Transylvania
Transylvania
Transylvania is a historical region in the central part of Romania. Bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountain range, historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni Mountains; however, the term sometimes encompasses not only Transylvania proper, but also the historical...
and Wallachia
Wallachia
Wallachia or Walachia is a historical and geographical region of Romania. It is situated north of the Danube and south of the Southern Carpathians...
, at the north entrance of the Olt River Gorge; the European route E81 passes through it. The town administers two villages:
- Colonia Tălmaciu, three km towards the north
- Tălmăcel, three km towards the west
It also administered four other villages until 2004, when they were split off to form Boiţa
Boita
Boiţa is a commune in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania, at the foothills of the Cindrel Mountains, 22 km south of the county capital Sibiu, in the Mărginimea Sibiului ethnographic area, on the main road between Sibiu and the southern part of Romania, the National road 7/European route 81,...
Commune.
History
The first documents referring to Tălmaciu (Tholmach) are from 1318.After the Saxon colonisation of Transylvania, Tălmaciu was the administrative center for the settlements of Tălmăcel, Boiţa, Turnul Roşu, Racoviţa, Sebeşul de Jos, and Plopi.
After 1453 the administrative center was moved to Sibiu.
In 1987 Tălmaciu was granted town status.
Because using the Olt pass to the south requires passing through Tălmaciu, it has witnessed numerous historical events:
- The Romans passed through during the battles between the troops of Emperor TrajanTrajanTrajan , was Roman Emperor from 98 to 117 AD. Born into a non-patrician family in the province of Hispania Baetica, in Spain Trajan rose to prominence during the reign of emperor Domitian. Serving as a legatus legionis in Hispania Tarraconensis, in Spain, in 89 Trajan supported the emperor against...
and King DecebalusDecebalusDecebalus or "The Brave" was a king of Dacia and is famous for fighting three wars and negotiating two interregnums of peace without being eliminated against the Roman Empire under two emperors...
of DaciaDaciaIn ancient geography, especially in Roman sources, Dacia was the land inhabited by the Dacians or Getae as they were known by the Greeks—the branch of the Thracians north of the Haemus range...
. - 1599: Mihai Viteazu's troops regrouped here before the battle of ŞelimbărBattle of SelimbarThe Battle of Şelimbăr is one of the great events of medieval Romanian history. It took place on 18 October 1599 between the Wallachian army of Michael the Brave and the Transylvanian-Hungarian army of Andrew Bathory...
. - 1848: the CzaristRussian EmpireThe Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
troops battled General BemJózef BemJózef Zachariasz Bem was a Polish general, an Ottoman Pasha and a national hero of Poland and Hungary, and a figure intertwined with other European nationalisms...
's army. - 1916: the Romanian Army used the town to stage the battle for Sibiu.
Economy
Industrially, Tălmaciu is home to one of the most important thread manufacturers and spinners in Romania. There are also textile and lumber products manufacturers.The water flowing from the mountains is used for one of the most popular brand of bottled water in Romania: Fântâna.