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Bârghiș (; ) is a commune in the northern part of Sibiu County. It is situated in central Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania. The commune is composed of six villages: Apoș, Bârghiș, Ighișu Vechi, Pelișor, Vecerd, and Zlagna. Pelișor and Zlagna have fortified churches.

Key facts

Romanian subdivision.type
commune
Romanian subdivision.county
Sibiu
Romanian subdivision.official_name
Bârghiș
Romanian subdivision.image_shield
ROU SB Barghis CoA.png
Romanian subdivision.image_skyline
Barghis vazut de pe higi.jpg
Romanian subdivision.image_map
Barghis jud Sibiu.jpg
Romanian subdivision.map_caption
Location in Sibiu County
Romanian subdivision.leader_name
Ștefan Șulumberchean
Romanian subdivision.leader_party
PNL
Romanian subdivision.leader_term
2020–2024
Romanian subdivision.elevation
446
Romanian subdivision.area_total
99.9
Romanian subdivision.population_total
auto
Romanian subdivision.postal_code
557035
Romanian subdivision.area_code
+40 x59

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Bârghiș (; ) is a commune in the northern part of Sibiu County. It is situated in central Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania. The commune is composed of six villages: Apoș, Bârghiș, Ighișu Vechi, Pelișor, Vecerd, and Zlagna. Pelișor and Zlagna have fortified churches.

The commune is located on the Transylvanian Plateau, in the northeastern part of Sibiu County, about from the county seat, Sibiu. It lies on the banks of the rivers Bârghiș and Zlagna, both affluents of the Hârtibaciu.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bârghiș” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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