Horoatu Crasnei

Horoatu Crasnei
—  Commune  —
Horoatu Crasnei
Coordinates:
Country  Romania
County Sălaj County
Population (2002)[1] 2,838
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Horoatu Crasnei (Hungarian: Krasznahorvát) is a commune located in Sălaj County, Romania.

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Villages

The commune is composed of four villages: Horoatu Crasnei, Hurez (Bagolyfalu), Stârciu (Bogdánháza) and Şeredeiu (Sereden).

Stârciu

Stârciu is a village in Horoatu Crasnei commune.

In 1910, the village had 1,505 inhabitants: 1,453 Romanians and 25 Hungarians.[2] The first historical accounts of the village was in 1341. Until 1919 the village was part of the Kingdom of Hungary's Szilágy county; it was again part of Hungary during World War II (1940 to 1944).

References

  1. ^ Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 1, 2010
  2. ^ A történelmi Magyarország atlasza és adattára 1914. László Zentai and Pál Kósa. Pécs: Talma Kiadó. 2003. ISBN 9638568348. 

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