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Heidendorf

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Heidendorf, from Heiden (heathen) +‎ Dorf (village). It was originally referring to the Pecheneg heathens who settled in the village. The previous name in Romanian, Beșineu, also refers to their ethnicity in Hungarian.

Proper noun

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Heidendorf m

  1. A village in Bistrița-Năsăud, Romania. Renamed to Viișoara in 1950.