Lechința
Appearance
Lechința | |
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Coordinates: 47°01′10″N 24°20′01″E / 47.0194°N 24.3336°E | |
Country | Romania |
County | Bistrița-Năsăud |
Area | 133.26 km2 (51.45 sq mi) |
Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 5,469 |
• Density | 41/km2 (110/sq mi) |
Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
Vehicle reg. | BN |
Lechința (German: Lechnitz; Hungarian: Szászlekence) is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Bungard, Chiraleș, Lechința, Sângeorzu Nou, Sâniacob, Țigău and Vermeș.
At the 2011 census, 72% of inhabitants were Romanians, 19.2% Roma, 8.4% Hungarians and 0.2% Germans.
In Romanian | In German | In Hungarian |
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Bungard | Baumgarten bei Bistritz | Szászbongárd |
Chiraleș | Kyrieleis | Kerlés |
Lechința | Lechnitz | Szászlekence |
Sângeorzu Nou | Sankt Georgen | Szászszentgyörgy |
Sâniacob | Jakobsdorf bei Bistritz | Szászszentjakab |
Țigău | Zagendorf | Cegőtelke |
Vermeș | Wermesch | Vermes |
Notable residents
- George Mantello (1901–1992), Jewish businessman who saved thousands of Jews from the Holocaust while working as a diplomat for El Salvador