Porumbacu de Jos

Porumbacu de Jos (German: Unter-Bornbach; Hungarian: Alsóporumbák) is a commune in Sibiu County, Transylvania, central Romania, first documented in 1473. It is composed of five villages: Colun, Porumbacu de Jos, Porumbacu de Sus, Sărata and Scoreiu.

It has a population of 2954 (2011) and an administered area of 18,487 ha (see map). It is a base for hiking and climbing tours to the southern Carpathians, notably the Negoiu chalet at 1546 m altitude.

Sibiu County, Romania
Cities
  • Sibiu (county seat)
  • Mediaș
Towns
  • Agnita
  • Avrig
  • Cisnădie
  • Copșa Mică
  • Dumbrăveni
  • Miercurea Sibiului
  • Ocna Sibiului
  • Săliște
  • Tălmaciu
Communes
  • Alma
  • Alțâna
  • Apoldu de Jos
  • Arpașu de Jos
  • Ațel
  • Axente Sever
  • Bazna
  • Bârghiș
  • Biertan
  • Blăjel
  • Boița
  • Brateiu
  • Brădeni
  • Bruiu
  • Chirpăr
  • Cârța
  • Cârțișoara
  • Cristian
  • Dârlos
  • Gura Râului
  • Hoghilag
  • Iacobeni
  • Jina
  • Laslea
  • Loamneș
  • Ludoș
  • Marpod
  • Merghindeal
  • Micăsasa
  • Mihăileni
  • Moșna
  • Nocrich
  • Orlat
  • Păuca
  • Poiana Sibiului
  • Poplaca
  • Porumbacu de Jos
  • Racovița
  • Rășinari
  • Râu Sadului
  • Roșia
  • Sadu
  • Slimnic
  • Șeica Mare
  • Șeica Mică
  • Șelimbăr
  • Șura Mare
  • Șura Mică
  • Tilișca
  • Târnava
  • Turnu Roșu
  • Valea Viilor
  • Vurpăr

Famous quotes containing the word jos:

    “A girl? Hey, that’s better in a way. A boy needs more from a father.”
    —Margaret Forster, British screenwriter, Peter Nichols, and Silvio Narizzano. Jos (Alan Bates)