Șagu
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Șagu | |
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Șagu Location in Romania | |
Coordinates: 46°03′N 21°17′E / 46.050°N 21.283°ECoordinates: 46°03′N 21°17′E / 46.050°N 21.283°E | |
Country | Romania |
County | Arad |
Population (2011)[1] | 3,776 |
Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
Vehicle reg. | AR |
Șagu (Hungarian: Németság, German: Segenthau) is a commune in Arad County, Romania, is situated on the and it stretches over 10266 hectares. It is composed of five villages: Cruceni (Temeskeresztes; Kreuzstätten), Firiteaz (Féregyház), Fiscut (Temesfűzkút), Hunedoara Timișană and Șagu (situated at 15 km from Arad).
Population[]
According to the last census, the population of the commune counts 3862 inhabitants, out of which 91.5% are Romanians, 3.8% Hungarians, 2.7% Roma, 1.2% Germans and 0.8% are of other or undeclared nationalities.
History[]
The first documentary record of Șagu dates back to 1333. Cruceni was attested documentarily in 1772, Firiteaz in 1256, Fiscut in 1493, while Hunedoara Timișană in 1925.
References[]
- ^ "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
Categories:
- Communes in Arad County
- Localities in Romanian Banat
- Former Danube Swabian communities in Romania
- Arad County geography stubs