Heidendorf

Romanian

Etymology

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

Heidendorf m

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