Sărmășag

Sărmăşag Sarmaság
Commune
St. Nicholas Church in Moiad
Location in Sălaj County
Sărmăşag Location on Romania
Coordinates: RO 47°21′34″N 22°49′12″E / 47.35944°N 22.82000°E
Country	Romania
County	Sălaj County
Commune	Sărmăşag
Historic region	Transylvania
Government
• Mayor	Dombi Attila-János (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania)
Area
• Total	58.62 km^2 (22.63 sq mi)
Population (2002)
• Total	6,547
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Website	www.sarmasag.ro

Sărmăşag (Romanian: Sărmăşag; Hungarian: Sarmaság) is a commune in Sălaj County, Transylvania, Romania.

Geography and climate

The commune's altitude is low, between 160m and 379m. The climate is continental, the average temperature in January is -3 °C, in July 21.1 °C. The average annually precipitation is about 627mm. The most important fossil fuel is the area is coal. The commune is composed of six villages: Ilişua (Selymesilosva), Lompirt (Szilágylompért), Moiad (Mojád), Poiana Măgura (Magurahegy), Sărmăşag and Ţărmure (Parttanya).

History

Sărmăşag was already inhabited in the Iron Age. The first written documents date back to 1355. The name of the locality probably comes from László Sarmassághy who received the town from the Báthory family .

Demographics

As of the census of 2002 there were 6,547 people residing in the town.

The ethnic makeup of the city was 5,168 Hungarians, 1,156 Romanians, 217 Romani, 4 Ukrainians, and one German.

Religious beliefs:

• Reformed - 4,635
• Romanian Orthodox - 1,164
• Roman Catholic - 426
• Baptist - 232
• Greek Catholic - 25
• Pentecostal - 13
• Evangelical - 2

Sights

• Reformed Church in Lompirt (built in the 18th century)
• Reformed Church in Ilişua (built in the 15th century)^[1]
• St. Nicholas Church in Moiad (c.1936)

Sister cities

• Soltvadkert, Hungary

Coordinates: 47°21′N 22°50′E / 47.350°N 22.833°E

References

1. welcometoromania.ro - Ilişua, Sălaj County, Reformed Church, retrieved on May 3, 2012