Lechința

For other uses, see Lechința (disambiguation).

Lechința
Commune
Lutheran church in Lechința village
Coat of arms
Location in Bistrița-Năsăud County
Lechința Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47.0194°N 24.3336°E / 47.0194; 24.3336
Country	Romania
County	Bistrița-Năsăud
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Romeo-Daniel Florian (PSD)
Area	133.26 km^2 (51.45 sq mi)
Elevation	306 m (1,004 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[1]	5,469
• Density	41/km^2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	427105
Area code	+(40) x263
Vehicle reg.	BN
Website	www.primarialechinta.ro

Lechința (German: Lechnitz; Hungarian: Szászlekence) is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Bungard (Baumgarten bei Bistritz; Szászbongárd), Chiraleș (Kyrieleis; Kerlés), Lechința, Sângeorzu Nou (Sankt Georgen; Szászszentgyörgy), Sâniacob (Jakobsdorf bei Bistritz; Szászszentjakab), Țigău (Zagendorf; Cegőtelke), and Vermeș (Wermesch; Vermes);

Geography

The commune is situated on the Transylvanian Plateau, in the Nösnerland, a historic region of northeastern Transylvania. It lies on the banks of the Lechința River.

Lechința is located in the southern part of Bistrița-Năsăud County, 24 km (15 mi) from the county seat, Bistrița and 29 km (18 mi) from Beclean. It is crossed by county roads DJ151 and DJ172E.

History

The Battle of Kerlés occurred in Chiraleș village in 1068; an army of Pechenegs and Ouzes commanded by Osul was defeated by the troops of King Solomon of Hungary and his cousins, Dukes Géza and Ladislaus.

Demographics

At the 2011 census, the commune had 5,678 inhabitants, 72% of which were Romanians, 19.2% Roma, 8.4% Hungarians, and 0.2% Germans. At the 2021 census, Lechința had a population of 5,469, of which 64.47% were Romanians, 20.24% Roma, and 6.73% Hungarians.^[2]

Notable residents

• Ionuț Hlinca (born 1988), Romanian footballer
• George Mantello (1901–1992), Jewish businessman who saved thousands of Jews from the Holocaust while working as a diplomat for El Salvador

Economy

The Lechința Solar Park is located in Lechința village.

The Lechința wine region is one the northernmost such regions on the Transylvanian Plateau; it comprises wineries located in Lechința, Teaca, Bistrița, and Batoș.^[3]

References

1. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
2. "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
3. "[Enjoy Transylvania!] Lechința, tărâmul viilor săsești readuse la viață". www.transilvaniabusiness.ro (in Romanian). August 6, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2022.

External links

• Lechința – drone views on YouTube

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  Wooden church in Bungard
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  Lutheran church in Chiraleș
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  Romanian Orthodox church in Lechința
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  Romanian Orthodox (previously Lutheran) church in Sângeorzu Nou