Rășinari is a village in Transylvania, Romania composed of two villages with a population of around 5,280. Until 2012, Rășinari was connected to nearby Sibiu by an 8km tram line through a forest, but regular service ended in 2011 and much of the line has since been dismantled. In the late 18th century, the first Orthodox bishops' residence was built in Rășinari, and today the village incorporates both pastoral and modern traditions.

1. Student: Perișan Mihaela
Group: 8213
Coordinating Teacher: Mihai Daniel Frumușelu

2.  Rășinari is a village in Sibiu
County, Transylvania, Romania. It has a
population of 5,280 inhabitants (2011
census) and is composed of two villages,
Prislop (Priszloptelep) and Rășinari.
 Until 2012, Rășinari was connected
to Sibiu by a roughly 8-km tram line through
the Dumbrava Forest, but regular service
ended in 2011[1] and since 2013 much of the
line has since been dismantled.

3. History
 In the second half of the 18th century, the
Rășinari Orthodox bishops' residence was
built - the first one of its kind
in Transylvania. Today the pastoral traditions
of the village are incorporated in the new
modern rhythm of life.

4. Tram line
 From 1947, Rășinari was linked to Sibiu by an
electric tram line which crossed Dumbrava Forest,
but service became sporadic in the late 2000s and
ceased entirely on 28 February 2011.Very limited
operation that took place later – mainly only for
visiting tourist groups – ended in 2012, followed in
2013 by the start of work to dismantle the line. It is
hoped to reopen a portion as a heritage tramway.

5.  The trams in use since the mid-1990s were
formerly used in Geneva and retained
their French-language signs. In 2013, they
were sold to Rășinari for a low price and
moved to the Rășinari end of the tram line,
just before work to remove the tracks and
overhead trolley wires began.Officials in
Răşinari are attempting to obtain funding to
build a small depot (carhouse) and to reopen
a portion of the line as a tourist attraction.

6. Demographics
 The 1930 Census registered 5281
inhabitants, of which 5229 were Romanian,
32 Gypsies, 13 Germans, 4 Hungarians. At
the 2002 Census, the same percentages
were maintained, with 5529 inhabitants
registered.

7.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C4%
83%C8%99inari
 http://www.tursib.ro/page/istoric_tra
mvaie

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