Sânmihaiu_Almașului

Sânmihaiu Almașului

Sânmihaiu Almașului

Commune in Sălaj, Romania

Sânmihaiu Almașului (Hungarian: Almásszentmihály) is a commune in Sălaj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Bercea (Bercse), Sânmihaiu Almașului, and Sântă Măria (Almásszentmária).

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Geography

The commune is located in the southern part of Sălaj County, 30 km (19 mi) from the county seat, Zalău. It lies at an altitude of 257 m (843 ft), on the banks of the river Almaș.

Sânmihaiu Almașului sits at the intersection of two national roads. The first one, DN1F [ro] (part of European route E81), connects Cluj-Napoca, 56 km (35 mi) to the southeast, to Zalău, and continues to the Hungarian border near Carei. The second one, DN1G [ro], runs from Huedin, 31 km (19 mi) to the southwest, to Jibou, 30 km to the north.

Sights

  • Wooden church in Sânmihaiu Almașului (built in the 18th century), historic monument[3]
  • Wooden church in Bercea (built in the 19th century)[4]
  • Wooden church in Sântă Măria (c.1857)

References

  1. [1]
    "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. [3]
    "Sînmihaiu Almașului, Biserica de lemn" [Wooden church in Sâmnohaiu Almașului]. welcometoromania.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  4. [4]
    "Bercea, Biserica de lemn" [Wooden church in Bercea]. welcometoromania.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved January 8, 2024.
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