Vârșolț

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Vârşolţ
Varsolc
Commune
Romanian Orthodox church
Vârşolţ within Sălaj County
Vârşolţ
Vârşolţ within Sălaj County
Coordinates: 47°12′N 22°56′E / 47.200°N 22.933°E / 47.200; 22.933
Country  Romania
County Sălaj County
Population (2002)[1] 2,457
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Vârşolţ (Hungarian: Varsolc) is a commune located in Sălaj County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Recea (Krasznarécse), Recea Mică (Kisrécsepuszta) and Vârşolţ.

At the 2002 census, 64.1% of inhabitants were Hungarians, 32.4% Romanians and 3.4% Roma. 58.6% were Reformed, 33.5% Romanian Orthodox, 3.5% Baptist and 1.9% Roman Catholic.

History

Lake Vârşolţ was built between 1976 and 1979.

References

  1. Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 1, 2010

Coordinates: 47°12′N 22°56′E / 47.200°N 22.933°E / 47.200; 22.933

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