Dumbrăveni (before 1945 Ibașfalău; ; Saxon dialect: Eppeschdorf; ) is a town in the north of Sibiu County, in the centre of Transylvania, central Romania. The town administers two villages, Ernea (Ehrgang; Argung; Szászernye) and Șaroș pe Târnave (Scharosch an der Kokel; Šuerš; Szászsáros).
Geography Dumbrăveni lies on the banks of the river Târnava Mare, east from the city of Mediaș, the second largest city in the county, and northeast of Sibiu, the county seat. It is situated on the Transylvanian Plateau, on the border with Mureș County, midway between Mediaș and Sighișoara.
The town is crossed on its southern edge by National Road , which connects Sibiu to Sighișoara. There is also a train station that serves Line 300 of the CFR network, which connects Bucharest with the Hungarian border near Oradea.
The Șaroș gas field is located on the territory of Dumbrăveni.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, the town had 7,388 inhabitants; 71.1% of those were Romanians, 18.4% Roma, 9.2% Hungarians, and 1% Germans (more specifically Transylvanian Saxons). At the 2021 census, Dumbrăveni had a population of 6,238; of those, 56.54% were Romanians, 23.32% Roma, and 5.69% Hungarians.
For Armenian Catholics, see Ordinariate for Armenian Catholics of Romania.
Natives Virgil Atanasiu (born 1937), sports shooter Árpád Szabó (1878–1948), Hungarian politician
Education There are two secondary schools in this town: the Dumbrăveni Theoretical High School and the Timotei Cipariu High School.
See also
Dumbrăveni Prison
Gallery
References