Șercaia
Șercaia | |
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Commune | |
Church in Vad village | |
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Șercaia | |
Coordinates: 45°50′N 25°8′E / 45.833°N 25.133°E | |
Country |
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County | Brașov County |
Population (2011)[1] | 2,733 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Șercaia (German: Schirkanyen; Hungarian: Sárkány; Turkish: Saruhan) is a commune in Brașov County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Hălmeag (Halmagen; Halmágy; Halmaç), Șercaia and Vad (Waadt, Waden; Vád).
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
Notes
- ↑ Romanian census data, 2011; retrieved on March 17, 2012
- ↑ 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 (in Romanian). Institutul de Arheologie, Bucharest, Romania. ISSN 1220-5222.
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