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}}

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Category:Communes in Sibiu County

Category:Localities in Transylvania

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