Şura Mică

Şura Mică
—  Commune  —
Location of Şura Mică
Coordinates: 45°49′55″N 24°3′27″E / 45.83194°N 24.0575°E / 45.83194; 24.0575Coordinates: 45°49′55″N 24°3′27″E / 45.83194°N 24.0575°E / 45.83194; 24.0575
Country	Romania
County	Sibiu County
Status	Commune
Government
– Mayor	Marcu Mircea Dorel (Democratic Party)
Area
– Total	49.48 km2 (19.1 sq mi)
Population (2002)
– Total	2,360
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
– Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Fortified church of Şura Mică

Şura Mică (German: Klein Scheuern, alternative spelling or dialect variant: Cleynschowern; Hungarian: Kiscsűr) is a commune in the northern part of Sibiu County, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Rusciori and Şura Mică.

Population

• 1525: a school
• 1786: 613 people
• 1910: 1412 people
• 1990: 2550 people

History

Documented in 1323 as "Parvum Horreum" = Kleine Scheuer.

It has a fortified church. The village is known for the colorful "Trachten" of the traditional Saxon population dress for women and girls.

Agricultural centre: farming, livestock, hops, fruits.

Name changes: Cleynschowern (ca. 1468).

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