Merghindeal (; ) is a commune located in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Dealu Frumos (formerly ÃÂulumberg; Schönberg; Lesses) and Merghindeal. Each of these has a fortified church.
The commune lies at the southern edge of the Transylvanian Plateau. It is located in the eastern part of the county, on the border with BraÃÂov County, from the town of Agnita and from the county seat, Sibiu; the city of FÃÂgÃÂraÃÂ is to the southeast.
At the 2011 census, 78.8% of inhabitants were Romanians, 17% Roma, 2.7% Hungarians, and 1.4% Germans (more specifically Transylvanian Saxons).