Șamșud

Șamșud
Szilágysámson
Commune

Șamșud in Sălaj County
Șamșud
Șamșud within Romania
Coordinates: 47°20′45″N 22°57′12″E / 47.34583°N 22.95333°E / 47.34583; 22.95333
Country  Romania
County Sălaj County
Commune Șamșud
Historic region Transylvania
Government
 • Mayor Csaba Kiss-Juhász (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania)
Area 29.23 km2 (11.29 sq mi)
Population (2002)[1] 1,766
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Website www.ghidulprimariilor.ro-samsud

Șamșud (Hungarian: Szilágysámson) is a commune located in Sălaj County, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Șamșud and Valea Pomilor (Mocsolya).

Demographics

In 2002 it had a population of 1766, of which 1582 were Hungarian (89.58%), 155 Roma (8.78%), 33 Romanian (1.87%) and 1 German (0.06%).[1]

Sights

  • Orthodox Church in Șamșud, built in the 19th century (1885), historic monument[2]
  • Reformed Church in Șamșud, built in the 17th century

References

  1. 1 2 Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 1, 2010
  2. ↑ welcometoromania.ro - Orthodox Church in Şamşud, Sălaj County; retrieved on May 21, 2012

Coordinates: 47°21′N 22°57′E / 47.350°N 22.950°E / 47.350; 22.950

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