Șercaia

Șercaia
Commune
Church in Vad village

Șercaia
Coordinates: 45°50′N 25°8′E / 45.833°N 25.133°E / 45.833; 25.133
Country	Romania
County	Brașov County
Population (2011)^[1]	2,733
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Șercaia (German: Schirkanyen; Hungarian: Sárkány; Turkish: Saruhan) is a commune in Brașov County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Hălmeag (Halmagen; Halmágy; Halmaç), Șercaia and Vad (Waadt, Waden; Vád).

At the 2011 census, 84% of inhabitants were Romanians, 10.6% Hungarians, 3.7% Roma and 0.8% Germans.

Natives

Augustin Bunea (1857-1909), priest and historian
Alexandru Ciurcu (1854-1922), inventor

Brașov County, Romania
Cities	Brașov (county seat) Codlea Făgăraș Săcele
Towns	Ghimbav Predeal Râșnov Rupea Victoria Zărnești
Communes	Apața Augustin Beclean Bod Bran Budila Bunești Cața Cincu Comăna Cristian Crizbav Drăguș Dumbrăvița Feldioara Fundata Hălchiu Hărman Hârseni Hoghiz Holbav Homorod Jibert Lisa Mândra Măieruș Moieciu Ormeniș Părău Poiana Mărului Prejmer Racoș Recea Șercaia Șinca Șinca Nouă Sâmbăta de Sus Sânpetru Șoarș Tărlungeni Teliu Ticușu Ucea Ungra Vama Buzăului Viștea Voila Vulcan

Coordinates: 45°50′N 25°08′E / 45.833°N 25.133°E / 45.833; 25.133

References

↑ Romanian census data, 2011; retrieved on March 17, 2012

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