Șeica Mare

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Șeica Mare

Total population

3,501

Coordinates46.02°, 24.16°

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

Overview

Șeica Mare is a commune located in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Boarta, Buia, Mighindoala, Petiș, Șeica Mare, and Ștenea. Calvaser was also a village until the late 20th century, when it was absorbed by Șeica Mare village.

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

István Asztalos

Hungarian journalist (1909-1960)

Polixénia Daniel

Hungarian noble and writer (1720-1775)

Johann Gottlieb von Fabini

Hungarian physician (1791–1847)

J

Joseph Filtsch

Transylvanian priest

P

Pál Kamarási

Reformed pastor, church writer (1693–1735)

Izidor Kappel

M

Michael Bertleff

pastor, teacher

Ioan Axente Sever

Romanian theologian, politician (1821-1906)

Ş

Ştefan Neagoe

Romanian teacher and writer

C

Cornel Știrbeț

Romanian politician

M

Maria Haydl

G

György Szegedi

(1711–1786)

Cornel Oțelea

Romanian handball player (1940–2025)

J

Johann Plattner

Adolf Kiertscher

I

Ioan Bianu

Romanian lawyer

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

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

European Mantis

Mantis religiosa

Seen 2026-08-21

Wasp Spider

Argiope bruennichi

Seen 2026-08-21

European Yellow Sac Spider

Cheiracanthium punctorium

Seen 2026-08-21

Large Skipper

Ochlodes sylvanus

Seen 2026-08-21

Spotted Sulphur

Emmelia trabealis

Seen 2026-08-21

Cardinal Butterfly

Argynnis pandora

Seen 2026-08-21

Violet Carpenter Bee

Xylocopa violacea

Seen 2026-08-21

Alpine longhorn Rosalia

Rosalia alpina

Seen 2026-08-06

Scarce Swallowtail

Iphiclides podalirius

Seen 2026-07-31

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