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The town hall was established in 1804. A significant number of inhabitants began to emigrate to the United States in the 1890s, and the Saxons started to leave en masse in the 1950s. In 1989, 386 Saxons were left; this fell to 136 in 1992, 109 in 1994, and 70 in 2000. The painter
471:. Historically, the local economy was dominated by agriculture and by craft production organized into guilds for joiners, furriers, harness makers, locksmiths, carpenters, tailors, blacksmiths, cobblers, coopers, wheelwrights, and bricklayers.
614:
737:
482:
667:
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799:
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437:. There were 64 families in 1488, 70 in 1532, and 344 in 1729. Some 215 individuals were settled there by the
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Sketch depicting the plan of the medieval
Evangelical Lutheran Transylvanian Saxon fortified church in Cincu.
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752:"PopulaČia rezidentÄ dupÄ grupa de vĆ¢rstÄ, pe judeČe Či municipii, oraČe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021"
688:"PopulaÅ£ia rezidentÄ dupÄ grupa de vĆ¢rstÄ, pe judeČe Či municipii, oraČe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021"
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in 1753. In 1850, there were 2,635 inhabitants. In 1930, there were 2,449, of whom 1,112 were
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in 1952 (renamed BraČov Region in 1960), and finally became part of BraČov County in 1968.
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464:. Cincu has had its own coat of arms since 1448 and was declared a market town in 1474.
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The commune is located in the northwestern part of the county, on the border with
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The Saxons' territory was divided into "seats"; among the oldest was the
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Medieval
Evangelical Lutheran Transylvanian Saxon Cincu fortified church
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moved to a house in Cincu in 1895, dying there three years later.
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378:, is 87 km (54 mi) to the southeast, while the city of
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exercise at the Combat
Training Center in Cincu, 2016
494:'s cosmography text. It appears on the oldest map of
330:. It is composed of two villages, Cincu and Toarcla (
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421:Cincu was first mentioned in a document of 1329 as
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738:Ćsterreichisches Biographisches Lexikon 1815ā1950
638:operate a Combat Training Center in Cincu, where
467:In 1600, its citadel was burned by the troops of
668:Villages with fortified churches in Transylvania
533:. Between 1950 and 1952, Cincu fell within the
501:Cincu was the seat of the Nagysink District of
770:"NATO Battle Group Sets Up In Central Romania"
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405:, 55 km (34 mi) to the northeast.
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445:. In 1956, the population stood at 2,232.
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720:at the BraČov County Prefecture site
16:For the river in BraČov County, see
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604:116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team
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695:National Institute of Statistics
648:2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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72:
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774:Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
644:NATO Enhanced Forward Presence
389:DJ105, which runs from nearby
1:
525:, the commune became part of
358:, on the banks of the rivers
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652:Mihail KogÄlniceanu Air Base
505:, an administrative county (
548:; it was reassigned to the
1212:
1196:Localities in Transylvania
591:
385:The commune is crossed by
204:474 m (1,555 ft)
78:Location within the county
23:Commune in BraČov, Romania
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1191:Communes in BraČov County
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117:
83:
71:
53:
44:
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490:Toarcla is mentioned in
486:Toarcla Fortified Church
630:regiment in Cincu, 2019
338:). Each of these has a
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519:HungarianāRomanian War
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453:
425:, a word connected to
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370:. The nearest city is
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594:Cincu Training Center
588:Joint Training Center
517:, as a result of the
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356:Transylvanian Plateau
220:14/km (37/sq mi)
776:. September 21, 2022
636:Romanian Land Forces
443:Transylvanian Saxons
433:area in present-day
217: ā¢ Density
503:Nagy-KĆ¼kĆ¼llÅ County
304:Transylvanian Saxon
184:Sorin-Aurel Suciu (
178: ā¢ Mayor
133: /
109:Location in Romania
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612:
602:Soldiers with the
531:Kingdom of Romania
511:Kingdom of Hungary
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546:Communist Romania
523:Treaty of Trianon
469:Michael the Brave
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477:Fritz Schullerus
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824:BraČov County
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281:.comunacincu
265:Vehicle reg.
63:Coat of arms
780:October 27,
730:(in German)
620:B1 Centauro
582:2021 census
562:2011 census
538: [
515:World War I
458:Schenk Seat
387:county road
336:KisprƔzsmƔr
243:Postal code
140: /
1185:Categories
1130:TÄrlungeni
1120:Činca NouÄ
1000:DumbrÄviČa
674:References
574:Hungarians
364:PĆ¢rĆ¢ul Nou
300:GroĆschenk
237:(UTC+2/+3)
209:Population
173:Government
1005:Feldioara
656:Black Sea
654:near the
580:. At the
568:, 10.84%
566:Romanians
529:, in the
509:) of the
507:comitatus
439:Habsburgs
431:Rhineland
346:Geography
312:Hungarian
255:Area code
226:Time zone
201:Elevation
1105:SĆ¢npetru
985:Cristian
940:Augustin
927:Communes
917:ZÄrneČti
912:Victoria
662:See also
521:and the
513:. After
316:Nagysink
1110:Čercaia
1085:Prejmer
1070:OrmeniČ
1065:Moieciu
1055:MÄieruČ
1040:Homorod
1025:HĆ¢rseni
1015:HÄlchiu
1010:Fundata
990:Crizbav
965:BuneČti
945:Beclean
897:Predeal
892:Ghimbav
860:FÄgÄraČ
830:Romania
578:Germans
572:, 3.4%
560:At the
435:Germany
427:Schenke
423:Schenck
409:History
372:FÄgÄraČ
332:Tarteln
328:Romania
308:Schoink
274:Website
259:+40 x59
156:Romania
153:Country
128:24Ā°48ā²E
125:45Ā°55ā²N
38:Commune
1170:Vulcan
1160:ViČtea
1140:TicuČu
1060:MĆ¢ndra
1045:Jibert
1035:Holbav
1030:Hoghiz
1020:HÄrman
995:DrÄguČ
980:ComÄna
960:Budila
902:RĆ¢Čnov
865:SÄcele
855:Codlea
848:BraČov
839:Cities
462:Agnita
395:Agnita
376:BraČov
296:German
248:507045
167:BraČov
162:County
1165:Voila
1150:Ungra
1135:Teliu
1125:ČoarČ
1115:Činca
1095:Recea
1090:RacoČ
1075:PÄrÄu
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935:ApaČa
907:Rupea
884:Towns
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403:Rupea
399:Bruiu
391:Voila
380:Sibiu
360:Cincu
292:Cincu
212:1,681
103:Cincu
30:Cincu
1145:Ucea
1050:Lisa
970:CaČa
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