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Hoghilag (; ) is a commune located in Sibiu County, Transylvania, central Romania. It is composed of three villages, namely: Hoghilag, Prod (; ), and Valchid (; ). The fortified church of Prod was demolished in 1902, while the fortified church of Valchid is still in a relatively good shape.

Key facts

Romanian subdivision.type
commune
Romanian subdivision.county
Sibiu
Romanian subdivision.name
Hoghilag
Romanian subdivision.image_shield
ROU SB Hoghilag CoA.png
Romanian subdivision.image_skyline
File:Ansamblul bisericii evanghelice vedere aeriana-1.JPG
Romanian subdivision.image_caption
Overview of Hoghilag
Romanian subdivision.image_map
Hoghilag jud Sibiu.jpg
Romanian subdivision.map_caption
Location in Sibiu County
Romanian subdivision.leader_name
Nicolae Lazăr
Romanian subdivision.leader_party
PSD
Romanian subdivision.leader_term
2020–2024
Romanian subdivision.elevation
327
Romanian subdivision.area_total
52.13
Romanian subdivision.population_total
auto
Romanian subdivision.postal_code
557100
Romanian subdivision.area_code
+40 x59

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Hoghilag
Located in
Sibiu County
Capital
Hoghilag
Population
2123
Area
52.130000
Time zone
UTC+03:00
Image
HoghilagSB (6).JPG
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native label
Hoghilag
contains settlement
Valchid
Commons category
Hoghilag commune, Sibiu
phone number
+40-269866801
street address
Str.Principala nr.305 cod.557100
population by native language
23
email address
mailto:[email protected]
historical region
Transylvania
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Hoghilag (; ) is a commune located in Sibiu County, Transylvania, central Romania. It is composed of three villages, namely: Hoghilag, Prod (; ), and Valchid (; ). The fortified church of Prod was demolished in 1902, while the fortified church of Valchid is still in a relatively good shape.

The commune is located in the northern part of the county, on the border with Mureș County. It is situated on the Transylvanian Plateau, on the right bank of the Târnava Mare River. The nearest town is Dumbrăveni, to the west on county road DJ142E. The city of Mediaș is to the west, while the capital of the county, Sibiu, is to the southwest; both can be reached via national road .

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

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