Șelimbăr

Șelimbăr
Commune
Evangelical church
Location in Sibiu County
Country	Romania
County	Sibiu County
Status	Commune
Commune seat	Şelimbăr
Villages	Șelimbăr, Veștem, Mohu, Bungard
Government
• Mayor	Ioan Daniel Maricuța (independent)
Population
• Total	5,267
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal Code	557260
Area code(s)	+40 x69
Website	http://www.primariaselimbar.ro/

Șelimbăr (German: Schellenberg; Hungarian: Sellenberk) is a commune in central Romania, in the county of Sibiu in Transylvania, to the east of the county seat Sibiu. The village of Șelimbăr is known since 1323 and is the site of the Battle of Șelimbăr.

The commune is composed of four villages:

A medieval fortified church in Șelimbăr was built in the early 13th century as a Romanesque basilica. The tower was later demolished, and the current tower originates from 1804. The interior is in Baroque style. The church was enclosed nby a double wall, only the fragments of the wall survive.

Coordinates: 45°46′N 24°12′E / 45.767°N 24.200°E / 45.767; 24.200