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Orlat
Street in Orlat
Street in Orlat
Coat of arms of Orlat
Location in Sibiu County
Location in Sibiu County
Orlat is located in Romania
Orlat
Orlat
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°45′5″N 23°58′2″E / 45.75139°N 23.96722°E / 45.75139; 23.96722
CountryRomania
CountySibiu
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Aurel Gață[1] (PNL)
Area
59.02 km2 (22.79 sq mi)
Elevation
486 m (1,594 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
2,964
 • Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
557170
Vehicle reg.SB
Websitecomunaorlat.ro

Orlat (German: Winsberg; Hungarian: Orlát) is a commune in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania, 17 km (11 mi) west of the county capital, Sibiu, in the Mărginimea Sibiului ethnographic area. It is composed of a single village, Orlat.

The commune lies in the foothills of the Cindrel Mountains, on the banks of the river Cibin and its affluents, the rivers Săliște and Orlat.

Orlat is one of the oldest villages in the Mărginimea Sibiului. The 1st Romanian Border Guards Regiment [ro] (established by an Imperial decree signed by Maria Theresa of Austria on April 15, 1762) was located here.[3] The regiment's mission was to guard the southern sector of the Transylvanian Military Frontier.

The A1 Motorway passes just north of the commune. The Orlat train station serves the CFR Line 200, which runs from Brașov to the Hungarian border at Curtici.

References[edit]

Saint Nicholas Church
Old headquarters of the 1st Romanian Border Guards Regiment

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