Ațel (German: Hetzeldorf; Hungarian: Ecel) is a commune in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Ațel and Dupuș (Tobsdorf; Táblás). The commune first appears in written history in 1283 as villa Echelini. Later appearances in written documents are villa Heclini (1289), Hetzelini villa and villa Eczlen (1359), Ecczel (1365), and Heczeldorf (1548). A church is mentioned as of 1380.[3]
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Coordinates: 46°09′N 24°28′E | |
Country | Romania |
County | Sibiu |
Established | 1283 (first attested) |
Subdivisions | Ațel, Dupuș |
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• Mayor (2020–2024) | Ioan-Ovidiu Aldea[1] (PNL) |
Area | 27.21 km2 (10.51 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | 1,429 |
• Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
Postal code | 557020 |
Vehicle reg. | SB |
Website | Primăria Comunei Ațel (in Romanian) |
Population number (grouped by ethnicity) from 1850 to 2011:
Year | Romanians | Roma | Hungarians | Germans | Jews | Slovaks | Russians | Other/ Unknown | Total |
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1850 | 2,078 | 152 | 454 | 1,359 | 19 | - | - | - | 4,062 |
1992[4] | 2,672 | 205 | 585 | 263 | - | - | - | - | 3,726 |
2002[5] | 1,288 | 118 | 34 | 92 | - | 6 | - | 2 | 1,540 |
2011[6] | 1,138 | 154 | 20 | 77 | - | - | 3 | 37 | 1,429 |
The fortified church of Ațel was built by Transylvanian Saxons and completed by the end of the 15th century; it is surrounded by double walls. Above the entrance rises the Old School tower, and close by is the Oat Tower. The fortified church of Dupuș was also built during the 15th century.
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