Săcele

Sister cities

• Edineț
• Kisújszállás
• Vire

History

The city since 1950 is composed of former villages which now form the main sectors: Baciu (Bácsfalu, Batschendorf), Turcheș (Türkös, Türkeschdorf), Cernatu (Csernátfalu, Zerndorf), and Satulung (Hosszúfalu, Langendorf). After the second half of the 11th century the villages were mentioned as "septem villae valacheles" (seven Vlach villages). The first official mention of Săcele was a document issued on May 16, 1366, by the Hungarian King Louis I of Hungary in which he offers the area between the Timiș and Olt rivers to a trusted friend—Count Stanislav. Later it was under the Saxon management of Kronstadt (Brașov). Between the 13th and 14th centuries, an important Hungarian population settled in the region, marking the further development of the area. During the Middle Ages three other villages belonged to the locality: Tărlungeni, Zizin, and Cărpiniș. The Romanian name "Săcele" was first mentioned in a letter between the Wallachian Prince Vlad Călugărul (1482–1495) and the magistrate of Brașov. The Romanian etymology of "Săcele" is from "sătucele" meaning "small villages". The German name was "Siebendörfen" which means "seven villages" and which is close to the Hungarian name "Hétfalu" or "Négyfalu". See also Seven Villages. The inhabitants were the Mocani—local shepherds. They are mentioned in a few official documents and appear to have owned thousands of sheep, the villages being among the wealthiest in the area. They carried the local traditions across many Romanian lands due to the transhumance method of shepherding. Their customs exist to these days: the "Sîntilie" (Saint Elijah) festival, national costumes, etc. After the Romanian Revolution of 1989, the city diversified its economy. In Săcele there are nowadays several small furniture factories,…

Most-observed species

• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  355
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  253
• Common Buzzard

  Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  237
• Common Raven

  Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  228
• Rock Pigeon

  Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
  215
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  213
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  184
• European Robin

  Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  173

Most recent

• M 4.4 — 2026-08-25
  13 km SSE of Comandău, Romania
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• M 4.5 — 2026-02-26
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  12 km W of Nereju Mic, Romania
• M 4.4 — 2025-08-24
  2 km S of Spulber, Romania
• M 4.1 — 2025-05-16
  13 km NNW of Gura Teghii, Romania