Sântimbru (Hungarian: Marosszentimre; German: Sankt Emmerich) is a commune located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 2,740, and is composed of five villages: Coșlariu (Koslárd), Dumitra (Demeterpataka), Galtiu (Gáldtő), Sântimbru and Totoi (Táté).

Sântimbru
Commune
Romanian Orthodox church
Coat of arms
Location in Alba County
Sântimbru Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°8′N 23°39′E
Country	Romania
County	Alba
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Ioan Iancu Popa (PNL)
Area	44.28 km2 (17.10 sq mi)
Elevation	216 m (709 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]	2,723
• Density	61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	517675
Vehicle reg.	AB
Website	comunasantimbru.ro

Following the Mongol invasion of Europe, Transylvanian Saxons settled in Sântimbru in the 13th century. Driven out by Ottomans in the 16th century, they were replaced by Hungarians, who practised woodcutting. Ethnic Romanians have been in the majority since the 19th century, and today, the inhabitants mainly build bricks and raise poultry.^{[citation needed]}

The village of Totoi has developed a speech form known as Totoiana which consists in the inversion of Romanian words so that other speakers of normal Romanian cannot understand it. It is unique to the village, and it is not spoken in other parts of Sântimbru.[2][3][4]

Points of interest

The commune has a Hungarian Reformed church founded by John Hunyadi in 1449.

Natives

• Samoilă Mârza

References

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[ru] Сынтимбру (коммуна, Алба)