- Şagu
-
Şagu — Commune — Coordinates: 46°3′N 21°17′E / 46.05°N 21.283°E Country Romania County Arad County Population (2002)[1] 3,862 Time zone EET (UTC+2) – Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3) Şagu is a commune in Arad County, Romania, is situated on the Vingăi Plateau and it stretches over 10266 hectares. It is composed of five villages: Cruceni, Firiteaz, Fiscut, Hunedoara Timişană and Şagu (situated at 15 km from Arad).
Population
According to the last census, the population of the commune counts 3862 inhabitants, out of which 91.5% are Romanians, 3.8% Hungarians, 2.7% Roma, 1.2% Germans and 0.8% are of other or undeclared nationalities.
History
The first documentary record of Șagu dates back to 1333. Cruceni was attested documentarily in 1772, Firiteaz in 1256, Fiscut in 1493, while Hunedoara Timişană in 1925.
Arad County, Romania Cities Arad (county seat)Towns Communes Almaş · Apateu · Archiş · Bata · Bârsa · Bârzava · Beliu · Birchiş · Bocsig · Brazii · Buteni · Cărand · Cermei · Chisindia · Conop · Covăsânţ · Craiva · Dezna · Dieci · Dorobanţi · Fântânele · Felnac · Frumuşeni · Ghioroc · Grăniceri · Gurahonţ · Hălmagiu · Hălmăgel · Hăşmaş · Igneşti · Iratoşu · Livada · Macea · Mişca · Moneasa · Olari · Păuliş · Peregu Mare · Petriş · Pilu · Pleşcuţa · Săvârşin · Secusigiu · Seleuş · Semlac · Sintea Mare · Socodor · Şagu · Şeitin · Şepreuş · Şicula · Şilindia · Şimand · Şiria · Şiştarovăţ · Şofronea · Tauţ · Târnova · Ususău · Vărădia de Mureş · Vârfurile · Vinga · Vladimirescu · Zăbrani · Zădăreni · Zărand · Zerind · Zimandu Nou
Coordinates: 46°03′N 21°17′E / 46.05°N 21.283°E
References
- ^ Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 1, 2010
Categories:- Communes in Arad County
- Arad County geography stubs
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.