Săliște (Oraş Sãlişte)
Săliște (Großendorf or Selischte; Szelistye) is a town in Sibiu County, in the centre of Romania, 21 km west of the county capital, Sibiu. Declared a town in 2003, it is the main locality in the Mărginimea Sibiului area.
The town is situated at the edge of the Cindrel Mountains, on a series of river valleys which flow into the Cibin River, in the southwestern part of the Transylvanian Plateau. The main town of Săliște has a population of 2,830; it also administers nine villages:
* Aciliu (Ecsellő; Tetschein) – 268 inhabitants, 8 km away.
* Amnaș (Omlás; Hamlesch) – 369 inhabitants, 9 km away; Saxon fortified church.
* Crinț (Krinc) – 2 permanent inhabitants, 18 km away; military base.
* Fântânele (until 1964 Cacova Sibiului; Szebenkákova; Krebsbach bei Hermannstadt) – 251 inhabitants, 6 km away.
* Galeș (Szebengálos; Gallusdorf) - 331 inhabitants, 2 km away.
* Mag (Mág) – 439 inhabitants, 9 km away.
* Săcel (Szecsel; Schwarzwasser) – 520 inhabitants, 4 km away.
* Sibiel (Szibiel; Budenbach) – 402 inhabitants, 6 km away.
The town is situated at the edge of the Cindrel Mountains, on a series of river valleys which flow into the Cibin River, in the southwestern part of the Transylvanian Plateau. The main town of Săliște has a population of 2,830; it also administers nine villages:
* Aciliu (Ecsellő; Tetschein) – 268 inhabitants, 8 km away.
* Amnaș (Omlás; Hamlesch) – 369 inhabitants, 9 km away; Saxon fortified church.
* Crinț (Krinc) – 2 permanent inhabitants, 18 km away; military base.
* Fântânele (until 1964 Cacova Sibiului; Szebenkákova; Krebsbach bei Hermannstadt) – 251 inhabitants, 6 km away.
* Galeș (Szebengálos; Gallusdorf) - 331 inhabitants, 2 km away.
* Mag (Mág) – 439 inhabitants, 9 km away.
* Săcel (Szecsel; Schwarzwasser) – 520 inhabitants, 4 km away.
* Sibiel (Szibiel; Budenbach) – 402 inhabitants, 6 km away.
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Currency / Language
| ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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| RON | Romanian leu | lei | 2 |
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| HU | Hungarian language |
| RO | Romanian language |
