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Agnita (Romanian pronunciation: ⓘ; German: Agnetheln; Transylvanian Saxon: Ongenîtlen; Hungarian: Szentágota) is a town on the Hârtibaciu river in Sibiu County, Transylvania, central Romania. It is considered the locality in the center of the country.
The Agnita railway line was a 760 mm ( 2 ft in) Bosnian gauge rail line in Sibiu County, Romania. Originally it ran from Sibiu railway station to Sighișoara [2] in Mureș County. There also was a branch line to Vurpăr. However the final section from Sibiu to Agnita was closed in 2001. Căile Ferate Române (CFR) classed the line, along with ...
The station was built by the Hungarian State Railways in 1910 who operated it until 1919 when Transylvania became part of Romania. After a decline in usage across the whole line and subsequent curtailing of the route in the 60s and 90s the station closed in 2001. The line was originally built through the town with a station in the centre ...
Sibiu (/ s iː ˈ b j uː / see-BEW, [4] pronounced, German: Hermannstadt [ˈhɛʁmanʃtat], Latin: Cibinium, Transylvanian Saxon: Härmeschtat [5] or Hermestatt, Hungarian: Nagyszeben [ˈnɒɟsɛbɛn]) is a middle-sized, well-preserved fortified medieval town in central Romania, situated in the historical region of Transylvania (Romanian: Transilvania, German: Siebenbürgen or Transsilvanien).
The main domestic lines are. Brașov – Făgăraș – Sibiu – Vințu de Jos – Simeria – Arad – Curtici. Sibiu – Podu Olt [ro] – Râmnicu Vâlcea – Piatra Olt. Sibiu – Copșa Mică. The station also serves the 60 km (37 mi) long Agnita railway line narrow gauge railway, which stopped operating in 2001 but there is hope of its ...
The Steam Locomotives Museum ( Romanian: Muzeul locomotivelor cu abur) is a railway museum in Sibiu, Romania. It houses a collection of steam locomotives and engines. Inaugurated in 1994, the museum comprises 23 standard gauge locomotives, 10 narrow gauge locomotives, 3 snowploughs and 2 steam cranes. 7 of these locomotives are active, and are ...
Alțâna. / 45.92806°N 24.46222°E / 45.92806; 24.46222. Alțâna ( German: Alzen; Hungarian: Alcina) is a commune in the north of Sibiu County, Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania. It is composed of three villages: Alțâna, Benești ( Bägendorf; Bendorf ), and Ghijasa de Sus ( Obergesäß; Felsőgezés ).
The Hârtibaciu ( German: Harbach; Hungarian: Hortobágy) is a river in the Transylvania historical region of Romania. It develops in the South Carpathians and flows into the Cibin, a tributary of the Olt, [ 1][ 2] in Mohu, southeast of Sibiu. [ 3] It flows through the towns and villages Bărcuț, Retiș, Brădeni, Netuș, Agnita, Benești ...