Galații Bistriței
Galații Bistriței (German: Heresdorf; Hungarian: Galacfalva) is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Albeștii Bistriței (formerly Ferihaza), Dipșa, Galații Bistriței, Herina and Tonciu.
At the 2011 census, 80.4% of inhabitants were Romanians, 9.3% Hungarians and 8.7% Roma.
Dipșa village features a church originally completed in 1489. It was founded by Transylvanian Saxons as a Catholic and later Lutheran church, and is now Romanian Orthodox, dedicated to Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki. It is known as the “sow’s church” because, according to legend, a sow discovered a bucket full of gold coins that were used to build the church.[2]
In Romanian | In German | In Hungarian |
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Albeștii Bistriței | Weisskirchen | Kisfehéregyház |
Dipșa | Dürrbach | Dipse |
Galații Bistriței | Heresdorf | Galacfalva |
Herina | Münzdorf | Harina |
Tonciu | Tatsch | Tacs |
- Albeștii Bistriței Wooden Church
- Dipșa Church
- Tonciu Reformed Church
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- Bistrița (county seat)
![Coat of arms of Bistrița-Năsăud County](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Stema_Bistrita-Nasaud.svg/100px-Stema_Bistrita-Nasaud.svg.png)
- Bistrița Bârgăului
- Braniștea
- Budacu de Jos
- Budești
- Căianu Mic
- Cetate
- Chiochiș
- Chiuza
- Ciceu-Giurgești
- Ciceu-Mihăiești
- Coșbuc
- Dumitra
- Dumitrița
- Feldru
- Galații Bistriței
- Ilva Mare
- Ilva Mică
- Josenii Bârgăului
- Lechința
- Leșu
- Livezile
- Lunca Ilvei
- Măgura Ilvei
- Maieru
- Mărișelu
- Matei
- Miceștii de Câmpie
- Milaș
- Monor
- Negrilești
- Nimigea
- Nușeni
- Parva
- Petru Rareș
- Poiana Ilvei
- Prundu Bârgăului
- Rebra
- Rebrișoara
- Rodna
- Romuli
- Runcu Salvei
- Salva
- Sânmihaiu de Câmpie
- Șanț
- Șieu
- Șieu-Odorhei
- Șieu-Măgheruș
- Șieuț
- Silivașu de Câmpie
- Șintereag
- Spermezeu
- Târlișua
- Teaca
- Telciu
- Tiha Bârgăului
- Uriu
- Urmeniș
- Zagra
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