Sântimbru, Alba
Sântimbru (Hungarian: Marosszentimre; German: Sankt Emmerich) is a commune located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 2,740, and is composed of five villages: Coșlariu (Koslárd), Dumitra (Demeterpataka), Galtiu (Gáldtő), Sântimbru and Totoi (Táté).
Sântimbru | |
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 Romanian Orthodox church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Alba County | |
  Sântimbru Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 46°8′N 23°39′E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Alba |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Ioan Iancu Popa (PNL) |
| Area | 44.28 km2 (17.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 216 m (709 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 3,032 |
| • Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 517675 |
| Vehicle reg. | AB |
| Website | comunasantimbru |
Following the Mongol invasion of Europe, Transylvanian Saxons settled in Sântimbru in the 13th century. Driven out by Ottomans in the 16th century, they were replaced by Hungarians, who practised woodcutting. Ethnic Romanians have been in the majority since the 19th century, and today, the inhabitants mainly build bricks and raise poultry.
The village of Totoi has developed a speech form known as Totoiana which consists in the inversion of Romanian words so that other speakers of normal Romanian cannot understand it. It is unique to the village, and it is not spoken in other parts of Sântimbru.[2][3][4]
Points of interest
The commune has a Hungarian Reformed church founded by John Hunyadi in 1449.
Natives
References
- "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- "În localitatea Totoi, județul Alba, se vorbește o limbă specifică locului". Realitatea TV (in Romanian). 19 January 2009.
- Arsenie, Dan (9 December 2011). "Totoiana – messengerul de pe uliță. Povestea unei limbi inventate de români". GreatNews.ro (in Romanian).
- ""Limba intoarsă" vorbită în Totoi". Ziare.com (in Romanian). 2 November 2009.
