Dumbrăveni

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Dumbrăveni
Town

Location of Dumbrăveni
Dumbrăveni

Location of Dumbrăveni

Coordinates: 46°13′39″N 24°34′33″E / 46.22750°N 24.57583°E / 46.22750; 24.57583Coordinates: 46°13′39″N 24°34′33″E / 46.22750°N 24.57583°E / 46.22750; 24.57583
Country  Romania
County Sibiu County
Status Town
Government
  Mayor Georgeta Irimie (National Liberal Party)
Population (2011)
  Total 6,990
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Dumbrăveni (before 1945 Ibaşfalău; German: Elisabethstadt; Saxon dialect: Eppeschdorf; Hungarian: Erzsébetváros) is a town in the north of Sibiu County, in the centre of Transylvania, central Romania. The town lies on the banks of the Târnava Mare River, 20 km east from the city of Mediaş, the second largest city in the county.

The city administers two villages, Ernea (Ehrgang; Argung; Szászernye) and Şaroş pe Târnave (Scharosch; Šuerš; Szászsáros).

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1910 4,408    
1930 4,067−7.7%
1948 4,562+12.2%
1956 5,367+17.6%
1966 8,452+57.5%
1977 9,883+16.9%
1992 9,354−5.4%
2002 8,812−5.8%
2011 6,990−20.7%
Source: Census data

At the 2011 census, 71.1% of inhabitants were Romanians, 18.4% Roma, 9.2% Hungarians and 1% Germans.

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