Gâlgău
Commune
Wooden Church in Bârsău Mare
Wooden Church in Bârsău Mare
Location in Sălaj County
Location in Sălaj County
Gâlgău is located in Romania
Gâlgău
Gâlgău
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°16′54″N 23°42′11″E / 47.28167°N 23.70306°E / 47.28167; 23.70306
CountryRomania
CountySălaj
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Cristian Ungur[1] (PNL)
Area
75.31 km2 (29.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
2,313
 • Density31/km2 (80/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.SJ
Websitewww.primariagilgau.ro

Gâlgău (Hungarian: Galgó) is a commune located in Sălaj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of nine villages: Bârsău Mare (Nagyborszó), Căpâlna (Csicsókápolna), Chizeni (Közfalu), Dobrocina (Döbörcsény), Fodora (Oláhfodorháza), Frâncenii de Piatră (Kőfrinkfalva), Gâlgău, Glod (Szamossósmező) and Gura Vlădesei (Vlegyászatanya).[3] In 2011 the total population was 2456.[4]

Sights

  • Wooden church of Gâlgău (constructed in 1658)
  • Wooden church of Bârsău Mare (constructed in 1690)
  • Wooden church of Fodora (constructed in 1817)[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. ↑ Sate, Primăria Gâlgău
  4. ↑ "Recensământ 2011 – Gâlgău c." (in Romanian). recensamantromania.ro. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
  5. ↑ "Hramul schitului "Naşterea Sfântului Ioan Botezătorul" Bobota" (in Romanian). episcopiasalajului.ro. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
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