Micăsasa
{{Infobox Romanian subdivision
|type = commune
|county = Sibiu
|name = Micăsasa
|image_flag =
|image_shield = ROU SB Micasasa CoA.png
|image_skyline = Biserica catolica din Micasasa.jpg
|image_caption = Catholic church in Micăsasa
|image_location =
|image_map = Micasasa jud Sibiu.jpg
|map_caption = Location in Sibiu County
|leader_name = Timotei Păcurar
|leader_party = USR
|leader_term = 2020–2024
|coordinates = {{coord|46|5|N|24|7|E|region:RO|display=it}}
|elevation = 284
|elevation_min =
|elevation_max =
|area_total = 71.38
|area_footnotes =
|population_as_of =
|population_total = auto
|population_footnotes =
|postal_code = 557145
|area_code = +(40) x59
|website = {{URL|https://primaria-micasasa.ro/}}
}}
Micăsasa ({{langx|de|Feigendorf}}; {{langx|hu|Mikeszásza}}) is a commune located in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Chesler (Kesseln; Keszlér), Micăsasa, Țapu (Abtsdorf an der Kokel;
Csicsóholdvilág), and Văleni (Huruba). Micăsasa and Țapu villages have fortified churches.
The commune is situated on the Transylvanian Plateau, at an altitude of {{cvt|284|m}}, on the banks of the river Târnava Mare. It is located in the northwestern part of Sibiu County, {{cvt|14|km}} west of the town of Copșa Mică and {{cvt|40|km}} north of the county seat, Sibiu, on the border with Alba County.
Micăsasa is crossed by national road {{ill|DN14B|ro}}, which branches off {{ill|DN14B|ro}} in Copșa Mică and merges into DN1 in Teiuș, {{cvt|42|km}} to the west. The Micăsasa train station serves the CFR Main Line 300, which connects Bucharest with the Hungarian border near Oradea. The route of the Via Transilvanica long-distance trail passes through the village of Micăsasa.{{Cite web |title=Terra Saxonum {{!}} Via Transilvanica |url=https://www.viatransilvanica.com/ro/tinuturi/terra-saxonum/ |access-date=2023-08-14 |website=www.viatransilvanica.com |language=ro}}
At the 2011 census, the commune had 2,058 inhabitants; of those, 93.4% were Romanians, 4.4% Hungarians, 1.5% Roma, and 0.6% Germans. At the 2021 census, the population had decreased to 1,698, of which 87.28% were Romanians and 1% Hungarians.{{cite web|url=https://www.recensamantromania.ro/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Tabel-1.03_1.3.1-si-1.03.2.xls|title=Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021|publisher=INSSE|language=ro|date=31 May 2023}}
References
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{{Gallery
|File:Peisaj din Chesler 3.jpg|Chesler
|File:RO SB Tapu 11.jpg|Țapu
|Image:MicasaChurch.JPG|Fortified church of Țapu
}}
{{Sibiu County}}
{{Authority control}}
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Category:Communes in Sibiu County
Category:Localities in Transylvania
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