Nou

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Nou

Total population

1,443

Coordinates45.83°, 24.28°

Demographic figures from INS Romania. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Roșia is a commune located in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Cașolț, Cornățel, Daia, Nou, Nucet, and Roșia.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

M

Mihály Veresmarti

Hungarian Catholic priest

Hermann Karoli

German economist (1906-1996)

G

Georg Hoprich

Romanian writer (1938-1969)

D

Dumitru Giurcă

Romanian singer

Cezara Dafinescu

actor

N

Nicolae Avram

Romanian politician from Șura Mare, Sibiu County

M

Martin Thullner

researcher

V

Vasile Bichea

Romanian middle-distance runner

V

Vera Proca Ciortea

Romanian dancer

A

Anda Boldur

Romanian translator

D

Doina Dumitrescu-Ionescu

Plastic and Reconstructive Microsurgeon

D

Dionisiu P. Decei

Romanian Greek-Catholic priest and political activist (1869-1949)

I

Irimie Milea

J

Jacob Schunn

R

Richard Karoli

Affiant in the Nuremberg Trials

A

Astrid Arz

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Sibiu

• Roșia
  1.8 mi away · pop. 1,221
• Daia
  2 mi away · pop. 753
• Cașolț
  3.5 mi away · pop. 667
• Cornățel
  4 mi away · pop. 482
• Bungard
  4.7 mi away · pop. 544
• Hamba
  4.7 mi away · pop. 645
• Vurpăr
  5.3 mi away · pop. 2,145
• Nucet
  5.4 mi away · pop. 134
• Șura Mare
  5.7 mi away · pop. 2,287
• Țichindeal
  5.8 mi away · pop. 152
• Șelimbăr
  6.1 mi away · pop. 1,825
• Mohu
  6.6 mi away · pop. 724

Browse all places in Sibiu →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Nou

Pagini din istoria muzicii romanesti

Octavian Lazar Cosma · 2018

Spinii din buchetul memoriilor. Volumul 1

Octavian Lazar Cosma · 2019

DACIA SI CELE DOUA MOESII IN GEOGRAFIA LUI CLAUDIUS PTOLEMAEUS

2015

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Common Chaffinch

Fringilla coelebs

Seen 2026-09-22

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Seen 2026-09-21

European Comma

Polygonia c-album

Seen 2026-09-21

Eurasian Nuthatch

Sitta europaea

Seen 2026-09-21

Hairy Carpenter Ant

Camponotus vagus

Seen 2026-09-20

22-spot Ladybird

Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata

Seen 2026-09-20

Mediterranean Katydid

Phaneroptera nana

Seen 2026-09-20

European Earwig

Forficula auricularia

Seen 2026-09-20

Buffalo Treehopper

Stictocephala bisonia

Seen 2026-09-20

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers