Sărmășag

Sărmășag Sarmaság
Commune
St. Nicholas Church in Moiad
Location in Sălaj County
Sărmășag Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°20′55″N 22°49′40″E
Country	Romania
County	Sălaj
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Attila-János Dombi[1] (UDMR)
Area	58.62 km^2 (22.63 sq mi)
Population  (2021-12-01)[2]	4,772
• Density	81/km^2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.	SJ
Website	www.sarmasag.ro

Sărmășag (Romanian: Sărmășag; Hungarian: Sarmaság) is a commune in Sălaj County, Crișana, 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: Ilișua (Selymesilosva), Lompirt (Szilágylompért), Moiad (Mojád), Poiana Măgura (Magurahegy), Sărmășag and Țărmure (Parttanya).

History

Sărmășag 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 ^[citation needed].

Demographics

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

The ethnic makeup of the commune 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 Ilișua (built in the 15th century)[3]
• Reformed church in Sărmășag (built 1806j
• St. Nicholas Church in Moiad (c. 1936)

Sister cities

• Soltvadkert, Hungary

References

1. "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
2. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
3. welcometoromania.ro - Ilișua, Sălaj County, Reformed Church, retrieved on May 3, 2012