Șercaia

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For the river in Brașov County, see Șercaia (river).
Șercaia
Commune
Church in Vad village
Church in Vad village
Location within the county
Location within the county
Șercaia is located in Romania
Șercaia
Șercaia
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°50′N 25°8′E / 45.833°N 25.133°E / 45.833; 25.133Coordinates: 45°50′N 25°8′E / 45.833°N 25.133°E / 45.833; 25.133
CountryRomania
CountyBrașov
Population
 (2011)[1]
2,822
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.BV

Șercaia (German: Schirkanyen; Hungarian: Sárkány; Turkish: Saruhan) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Hălmeag (Halmagen; Halmágy; Halmaç), Șercaia and Vad (Waadt, Waden; Vád). The Hungarian name means "dragon".

At the 2011 census, 84% of inhabitants were Romanians, 10.6% Hungarians, 3.7% Roma and 0.8% Germans.

Dacian gold bracelet with horse heads from Vad-Făgăraș at Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.[2][3]

Natives[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  2. ^ Popescu 1956, p. 221.
  3. ^ Coles & Harding 1979, p. 366.

References[]

  • Coles, John; Harding, A. F. (1979). The Bronze Age in Europe. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-416-70650-5.
  • Popescu, Dorin (1956). "Cercetări arheologice în Transilvania". Materiale și cercetāri arheologice. Materiale Şi Cercetări Arheologice (in Romanian). Institutul de Arheologie, Bucharest, Romania. ISSN 1220-5222.
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