Răşinari

Infobox Settlement
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = ROU
timezone=EET
utc_offset=+2
timezone_DST=EEST
utc_offset_DST=+3
map_caption = Location of Răşinari

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image_caption = The "New Church" in Răşinari
official_name=Răşinari


image_shield=
subdivision_type1=County
subdivision_name1=Sibiu County
subdivision_type2=Status
subdivision_name2=Autolink|Communes of Romania|Commune
settlement_type=Commune|
leader_title=Mayor
leader_name=Ioan Bucur Băra
leader_party=Democratic Party
|area_total_km2=127.87
population_as_of=2000
population_total=5518Coor dms|45|42|00|N|24|04|00|E|type:city
website=http://www.cjsibiu.ro/ro/rasinari.php

Răşinari ( _de. Städterdorf, _hu. Resinár) is a village and commune in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 5,645 inhabitants (census 2002).

Răşinari is connected to Sibiu by a roughly 8-km tram line through the Dumbrava Forest. The trams that are used these days on the line were formerly used in Geneva and retain their French-language signs [BeyondTheForest.com, [http://www.beyondtheforest.com/Pages/CFR7.html Trams in Romania] ] .

The village of Prislop is located in the administrative area of the Răşinari commune.

Famous natives

* Emil Cioran
* Octavian Goga
* Ilarie Mitrea
* Daniel Popovici Barcianu

References