Sărmăşag, Sălaj

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Sărmăşag
Sarmaság
Country Flag of Romania Romania
County Sălaj County
Status Town
Population (2002)
 - Total 6,547
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Sarmasag or Sarmaság (Romanian: Sărmăşag; Hungarian: Sarmaság) is a commune in Sălaj county, Transylvania, Romania.

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[edit] 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 from the villages of Sărmăşag, Ilişua, Lompirt, Moiad, Poiana Măgura and Ţărmure.

[edit] History

Sărmăşag 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].

[edit] Demographics

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

The ethnic makeup of the city was 5,168 Hungarians, 1,156 Romanians, 217 Roma, 4 Ukrainians, and one German.

Religious beliefs:

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Coordinates: 47°21′N, 22°50′E

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