Șamșud

Şamşud Szilágysámson
Commune
Şamşud in Sălaj County
Şamşud Şamşud within Romania
Coordinates: 47°20′45″N 22°57′12″E / 47.34583°N 22.95333°E / 47.34583; 22.95333
Country	Romania
County	Sălaj County
Commune	Şamşud
Historic region	Transylvania
Government
• Mayor	Csaba Kiss-Juhász (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania)
Area	29.23 km² (11.29 sq mi)
Population (2002)^[1]	1,766
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Website	www.ghidulprimariilor.ro-samsud

Şamşud (Hungarian: Szilágysámson) is a commune located in Sălaj County, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Şamşud and Valea Pomilor (Mocsolya).

Demographics

In 2002 it had a population of 1766, of which 1582 were Hungarian (89.58%), 155 Roma (8.78%), 33 Romanian (1.87%) and 1 German (0.06%).^[1]

Sights

Orthodox Church in Şamşud, built in the 19th century (1885), historic monument^[2]
Reformed Church in Şamşud, built in the 17th century

References

1 2 Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 1, 2010
↑ welcometoromania.ro - Orthodox Church in Şamşud, Sălaj County; retrieved on May 21, 2012

Sălaj County, Romania

Cities	Zalău (county seat)

Towns	Șimleu Silvaniei Jibou Cehu Silvaniei

Communes	Agrij Almașu Băbeni Bălan Bănișor Benesat Bobota Bocșa Boghiș Buciumi Camăr Carastelec Chieșd Cizer Coșeiu Crasna Creaca Crișeni Cristolț Cuzăplac Dobrin Dragu Fildu de Jos Gâlgău Gârbou Halmășd Hereclean Hida Horoatu Crasnei Ileanda Ip Letca Lozna Măeriște Marca Meseșenii de Jos Mirșid Năpradea Nușfalău Pericei Plopiș Poiana Blenchii Românași Rus Sâg Sălățig Șamșud Sânmihaiu Almașului Sărmășag Șimișna Someș-Odorhei Surduc Treznea Valcău de Jos Vârșolț Zalha Zimbor

Coordinates: 47°21′N 22°57′E / 47.350°N 22.950°E / 47.350; 22.950

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