Șercaia
Șercaia | |
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Șercaia Location in Romania | |
Coordinates: 45°50′N 25°8′E / 45.833°N 25.133°ECoordinates: 45°50′N 25°8′E / 45.833°N 25.133°E | |
Country | Romania |
County | Brașov |
Population (2011)[1] | 2,822 |
Time zone | EET/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.
Natives[]
- Augustin Bunea (1857–1909), priest and historian
- Alexandru Ciurcu (1854–1922), inventor
- Katalin Varga (1802–aft. 1852), leader of the Transylvanian Miners' Movement
Notes[]
- ^ "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ^ Popescu 1956, p. 221.
- ^ 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.
Categories:
- Communes in Brașov County
- Localities in Transylvania
- Burzenland
- Brașov County geography stubs