Type: | commune |
County: | Bistrița-Năsăud |
Șieu-Odorhei | |
Leader Name: | Sorin-Ioan Sfintean |
Leader Party: | PSD |
Leader Term: | 2020 - 2024 |
Coordinates: | 47.15°N 43°W |
Elevation: | 280 |
Area Total: | 51.16 |
Population Total: | auto |
Postal Code: | 427365 |
Șieu-Odorhei (German: Dienesdorf; Hungarian: Sajóudvarhely) is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Agrișu de Jos (Alsóegres), Agrișu de Sus (Felsőegres), Bretea (Breit; Magyarberéte), Coasta (Sajókiskeresztúr), Cristur-Șieu (Oberkreuz; Bethlenkeresztúr), Șieu-Odorhei, and Șirioara (Sajósárvár).
The commune is situated on the Transylvanian Plateau, at an altitude of, on the banks of the Șieu River. It is located in the west-central part of Bistrița-Năsăud County, east of the town of Beclean and west of the county seat, Bistrița.
At the 2011 census, there were 2,262 inhabitants, of which 91.1% were Romanians and 8.3% Hungarians. At the 2021 census, Șieu-Odorhei had a population of 2,219; of those, 88.2% were Romanians and 4.8% Hungarians.[1]