Galații Bistriței

Commune in Bistrița-Năsăud, Romania
46°59′N 24°24′E / 46.983°N 24.400°E / 46.983; 24.400CountryRomaniaCountyBistrița-NăsăudArea
71.26 km2 (27.51 sq mi)Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
2,257 • Density32/km2 (82/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Vehicle reg.BN

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
Albeștii Bistriței Weisskirchen Kisfehéregyház
Dipșa Dürrbach Dipse
Galații Bistriței Heresdorf Galacfalva
Herina Münzdorf Harina
Tonciu Tatsch Tacs
  • Albeștii Bistriței Wooden Church
    Albeștii Bistriței Wooden Church
  • Dipșa Church
    Dipșa Church
  • Tonciu Reformed Church
    Tonciu Reformed Church
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References

  1. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  2. ^ Florina Pop, “Biserica scroafei din Dipșa”, Adevărul, December 24, 2010
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