Voila, Brașov

Voila
Commune
Aerial view of Sâmbăta de Jos and the Făgăraș Mountains
Aerial view of Sâmbăta de Jos and the Făgăraș Mountains
Location within the county
Location within the county
Voila is located in Romania
Voila
Voila
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°49′N 24°51′E / 45.817°N 24.850°E / 45.817; 24.850
CountryRomania
CountyBrașov
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Gheorghe-Marian Osalciuc[1] (PNL)
Area
68.80 km2 (26.56 sq mi)
Highest elevation
440 m (1,440 ft)
Lowest elevation
420 m (1,380 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
2,863
 • Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
507260
Area code(+40) 02 68
Vehicle reg.BV
Websitecomunavoila.ro

Voila (German: Wolldorf; Hungarian: Voila) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Cincșor (Kleinschenk; Kissink), Dridif (Dridif), Ludișor (Ludisor), Sâmbăta de Jos (Untermühlendorf; Alsószombatfalva), Voila, and Voivodeni (Nagyvajdafalva). It included Sâmbăta de Sus and Stațiunea Climaterică Sâmbăta villages until 2003, when these were split off to form Sâmbăta de Sus commune.

The Voila commune is located in the western part of the county, in the historic Țara Făgărașului region, on the left bank of the river Olt. The rivers Breaza and Sâmbăta discharge into the Olt at Voila. The Voila Hydropower Plant on the Olt River has a reservoir with a capacity of 10.3 million cubic metres (13.5×10^6 cu yd) of water, which covers an area of 281.5 hectares (696 acres).[3]

The commune is traversed by the DN1 road; it is 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) west of Făgăraș and 67 kilometres (42 mi) east of Sibiu. Of note is the Cincșor fortified church [ro], which dates from the 13th century.

References

  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. ^ "Comuna Voila – Date administrative" (in Romanian). Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  • A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter over Voila
    A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter over Voila
  • Fortified church in Cincșor
    Fortified church in Cincșor
  • Bridge over the Olt River at Cincșor
    Bridge over the Olt River at Cincșor
  • Church of the Dormition in Voivodeni
    Church of the Dormition in Voivodeni
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