Chiuza

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Chiuza
Commune
Reformed church in Săsarm
Reformed church in Săsarm
Location in Bistrița-Năsăud County
Location in Bistrița-Năsăud County
Chiuza is located in Romania
Chiuza
Chiuza
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°14′N 24°15′E / 47.233°N 24.250°E / 47.233; 24.250
CountryRomania
CountyBistrița-Năsăud
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Grigore Bradea (PSD)
Area
44.21 km2 (17.07 sq mi)
Elevation
277 m (909 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
2,067
 • Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
427060
Area code+(40) x59
Vehicle reg.BN
Websitechiuza.ro

Chiuza (Hungarian: Középfalva) is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Chiuza, Mireș (Diófás), Piatra (Kőfarka), and Săsarm (Szészárma).

The commune is situated on the Transylvanian Plateau, at an altitude of 277 m (909 ft), on the banks of the Someșul Mare River.

According to statistics from 1760–1762, Piatra village had 58 families, three priests, and a church.[2] At the 2021 census, Chiuza commune had a population of 2,067; of those, 93.95% were Romanians and 1.06% Roma.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  2. ^ Alexandru Lăpădatu and Ioan Lupaș (eds.), Anuarul Institutului de Istorie Națională, vol. 3, 1924-1925, Cluj: Institutul de Arte Grafice "Ardealul" 1926, p. 657.
  3. ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
  • Orthodox church in Săsarm
    Orthodox church in Săsarm
  • Catholic church in Săsarm
    Catholic church in Săsarm
  • World Wars Memorial in Săsarm
    World Wars Memorial in Săsarm


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