Horoatu Crasnei

Horoatu Crasnei
Commune

Orthodox Church in Horoatu Crasnei

Horoatu Crasnei in Sălaj County
Horoatu Crasnei

Horoatu Crasnei within Romania

Coordinates: 47°07′32″N 22°53′55″E / 47.12556°N 22.89861°E / 47.12556; 22.89861
Country  Romania
County Sălaj County
Commune Horoatu Crasnei
Historic region Transylvania
Government
  Mayor Iosif Şimon (Christian-Democratic National Peasants' Party)
Area 84.39 km2 (32.58 sq mi)
Population (2002)[1] 2,838
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Website www.comunahoroatucrasnei.ro

Horoatu Crasnei (Hungarian: Krasznahorvát) is a commune located in Sălaj County, Romania.

Villages

The commune is composed of four villages: Horoatu Crasnei, Hurez (Bagolyfalu), Stârciu (Bogdánháza) and Şeredeiu (Sereden).

Stârciu

Stârciu is a village in Horoatu Crasnei commune.

In 1910, the village had 1,505 inhabitants: 1,453 Romanians and 25 Hungarians.[2] The first historical accounts of the village was in 1341. Until 1919 the village was part of the Kingdom of Hungary's Szilágy; it was again part of Hungary during World War II (1940 to 1944).

Sights

References

  1. Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 1, 2010
  2. A történelmi Magyarország atlasza és adattára 1914. László Zentai and Pál Kósa. Pécs: Talma Kiadó. 2003. ISBN 963-85683-4-8.
  3. welcometoromania.ro - Reformed Church in Horoatu Crasnei, Sălaj County, retrieved on Mai 17, 2012
  4. welcometoromania.ro - Orthodox Church in Horoatu Crasnei, Sălaj County, retrieved on May 17, 2012

External links

Coordinates: 47°08′N 22°53′E / 47.133°N 22.883°E / 47.133; 22.883

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