Atel

Atel, previously Steel, is the village of the commune with the identical name in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania. It is positioned inside the northern a part of the county, within the Tarnavelor Plateau. Documentary attested in 1283 with the Latin call villa Echelini, regarding a certain Walterus decanus via Villa Echelini and was a part of Terra Medies.

The German name Hetzeldorf dates returned to 1423. In 1466 he acquired from King Matei Corvin ius gladii in addition to the weekly truthful proper. It become one of the maximum prosperous Saxon groups in the Medias Chair. The Evangelical-Lutheran Church is a precious Gothic monument built around 1380 below the have an effect on of the Church of St. Mary in Sibiu. At first, the church had a 3-sided choir and a valuable flat-bottomed vessel that communicated to the side ships thru three oval archways. There became also a bell tower over the west aspect of the important ship, with ogival home windows, which were later closed.