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(Redirected from Cartisoara) For the river in Sibiu County, see Cârțișoara (river). Commune in Sibiu, Romania

Cârțișoara
Commune
Badea Cârțan memorial house in Cârțișoara
Location in Sibiu County
CârțișoaraLocation in Romania
Coordinates: 45°43′26″N 24°34′45″E / 45.72389°N 24.57917°E / 45.72389; 24.57917
Country	Romania
County	Sibiu
Established	1223
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Vasilică-Sorin Cîrțan (PSD)
Area	85.7 km (33.1 sq mi)
Population	1,260
• Density	15/km (38/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	557075
Vehicle reg.	SB
Website	comunacirtisoara-sibiu.ro

Cârțișoara (also Cârța Românească; German: Oberkerz; Hungarian: Kercisóra) is a commune in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Cârțișoara. Bâlea Lake is located on the territory of Cârțișoara.

The commune is located in the southeastern part of the county, 48 km (30 mi) from the county seat, Sibiu, and 38 km (24 mi) from Făgăraș. Cârțișoara is situated at the western edge of Țara Făgărașului, on the northern side of the Southern Carpathians, at the foot of the Făgăraș Mountains; it lies on the border with Argeș County and near the borders with Vâlcea and Brașov counties. The commune sits on the left bank of the river Cârțișoara, which flows south to north, discharging into the Olt River.

At the 2011 census, Cârțișoara had a population of 1,243 inhabitants, of which 96.3% were ethnic Romanians.

Tourist attractions

Badea Cârțan Museum
Bâlea Lake
Bâlea Lake Ice Hotel
Bâlea Waterfall
Cârțișoara Monastery [ro]
Făgăraș Mountains
Transfăgărășan
Water mill

Natives

Badea Cârțan (1849–1911), shepherd who fought for the independence of the Romanians of Transylvania

References

"Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
"Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.

v t e Sibiu County, Romania
Cities	Sibiu (county seat) Mediaș
Towns	Agnita Avrig Cisnădie Copșa Mică Dumbrăveni Miercurea Sibiului Ocna Sibiului Săliște Tălmaciu
Communes	Alma Alțâna Apoldu de Jos Arpașu de Jos Ațel Axente Sever Bârghiș Bazna Biertan Blăjel Boița Brădeni Brateiu Bruiu Cârța Cârțișoara Chirpăr Cristian Dârlos Gura Râului Hoghilag Iacobeni Jina Laslea Loamneș Ludoș Marpod Merghindeal Micăsasa Mihăileni Moșna Nocrich Orlat Păuca Poiana Sibiului Poplaca Porumbacu de Jos Racovița Rășinari Râu Sadului Roșia Sadu Șeica Mare Șeica Mică Șelimbăr Slimnic Șura Mare Șura Mică Târnava Tilișca Turnu Roșu Valea Viilor Vurpăr

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