Brădeni

Commune in Sibiu, Romania

Coat of arms

Location in Sibiu County

46°5′N 24°50′E / 46.083°N 24.833°E / 46.083; 24.833CountryRomaniaCountySibiuArea

80.6 km² (31.1 sq mi)Elevation

482 m (1,581 ft)Population

(2021-12-01)^[1]

1,368 • Density17/km² (44/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Postal code

557060

Area code(+40) 02 69Vehicle reg.SBWebsitewww.comunabradeni.ro

Brădeni (German: Henndorf; Hungarian: Hégen)^[2] is a commune located in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Brădeni, Retiș (Retersdorf; Réten) and Țeline (Woßling; Pusztacelina).

Geography

The commune is located in the northeastern part of Sibiu County, on the border with the Mureș and Brașov counties. It lies in the middle of the Transylvanian Plateau, on the banks of the river Hârtibaciu.

County road DJ106 connects Brădeni to the county seat, Sibiu, 82 km (51 mi) to the southwest, and to Sighișoara, 23 km (14 mi) to the north. County road DJ104D leads to Făgăraș, 38 km (24 mi) to the south.

Architecture

A hall-shaped Lutheran church was erected by the local Transylvanian Saxon community in the 14th century.

Natives

László Lőrinczi [ro] (1919–2001), poet, journalist, and translator
Remus Răduleț (1904–1984), electrical engineer

References

^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
^ (in German) Infos at hoghenndorf.de