Horoatu Crasnei | |
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Commune | |
Orthodox Church in Horoatu Crasnei
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Horoatu Crasnei in Sălaj County |
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Horoatu Crasnei within Romania | |
Coordinates: 47°07′32″N 22°53′55″E / 47.12556°N 22.89861°E | |
Country | Romania |
County | Sălaj County |
Commune | Horoatu Crasnei |
Historic region | Transylvania |
Government | |
• Mayor | Iosif Şimon (Christian-Democratic National Peasants' Party) |
Area | 84.39 km2 (32.58 sq mi) |
Population (2002) | 2,838 |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Website | www.comunahoroatucrasnei.ro |
Horoatu Crasnei (Hungarian: Krasznahorvát) is a commune located in Sălaj County, Romania.
The commune is composed of four villages: Horoatu Crasnei, Hurez (Bagolyfalu), Stârciu (Bogdánháza) and Șeredeiu (Sereden).
Stârciu is a village in Horoatu Crasnei commune.
In 1910, the village had 1,505 inhabitants: 1,453 Romanians and 25 Hungarians. The first historical accounts of the village was in 1341. Until 1919 the village was part of the Kingdom of Hungary's Szilágy; it was again part of Hungary during World War II (1940 to 1944).
Coordinates: 47°08′N 22°53′E / 47.133°N 22.883°E