Sărmășag

Sărmăşag
Sarmaság
Commune

St. Nicholas Church in Moiad

Location in Sălaj County
Sărmăşag

Location on Romania

Coordinates: RO 47°21′34″N 22°49′12″E / 47.35944°N 22.82000°E / 47.35944; 22.82000
Country  Romania
County Sălaj County
Commune Sărmăşag
Historic region Transylvania
Government
 • Mayor Dombi Attila-János (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania)
Area
 • Total 58.62 km2 (22.63 sq mi)
Population (2002)
 • Total 6,547
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Website www.sarmasag.ro

Sărmăşag (Romanian: Sărmăşag; Hungarian: Sarmaság) is a commune in Sălaj County, Transylvania, Romania.

Geography and climate

The commune's altitude is low, between 160m and 379m. The climate is continental, the average temperature in January is -3 °C, in July 21.1 °C. The average annually precipitation is about 627mm. The most important fossil fuel is the area is coal. The commune is composed of six villages: Ilişua (Selymesilosva), Lompirt (Szilágylompért), Moiad (Mojád), Poiana Măgura (Magurahegy), Sărmăşag and Ţărmure (Parttanya).

History

Sărmăşag was already inhabited in the Iron Age. The first written documents date back to 1355. The name of the locality probably comes from László Sarmassághy who received the town from the Báthory family .

Demographics

As of the census of 2002 there were 6,547 people residing in the town.

The ethnic makeup of the city was 5,168 Hungarians, 1,156 Romanians, 217 Romani, 4 Ukrainians, and one German.

Religious beliefs:

Sights

Sister cities

Coordinates: 47°21′N 22°50′E / 47.350°N 22.833°E / 47.350; 22.833

References

  1. ↑ welcometoromania.ro - Ilişua, Sălaj County, Reformed Church, retrieved on May 3, 2012
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