Amlașului (Omlás), a Transylvanian fiefdom granted by the kings of Hungary during the 14th and 15th centuries to the Wallachian rulers. Around 1485 it was included in one of the seven seats of Saxondom. In the late 18th century Săliște became an important village of the Romanian community and the most important cultural centre in the Mărginimea Sibiului area. In 1774 an important local revolt of the Romanian population took place; members of this community also participated in the revolution of 1848, the Transylvanian Memorandum movement, and almost every important event in the National awakening of the Romanians in Transylvania. Personalities Some of the most notable personalities born in Săliște are: (1875–1959), Romanian academic , Confessor priest, celebrated on the Feast Day of October 21 Onisifor Ghibu (1883–1972), teacher, organiser of the Romanian educational system in Transylvania Marina Hociotă (1896–1977), Romanian nun and nurse during World War I Nicolae Ivan (1855–1936), Bishop of Cluj, Feleac and Vad Michael Klein (1959–1993), Romanian footballer Ioan Lupaș (1880–1967), Romanian historian Andrei Oțetea (1894–1977), Romanian historian (1806–1873), Bishop of Buzău, theologian and writer Dumitru D. Roșca (1895–1980), Romanian academician and philosopher Ilie Șteflea (1887–1946), Romanian general, Chief of the General Staff (1942–1944) Image gallery References External links Săliște Town Hall Official Site Towns in Romania Populated places in Sibiu County Localities in Transylvania