Sângeorz-Băi Explained

Type:town
Official Name:Sângeorz-Băi
County:Bistrița-Năsăud
Leader Name:Traian Ogâgău[1]
Leader Party:Independent
Term:2020 - 2024
Coordinates:47.37°N 24.68°W
Elevation:446
Area Total:146.82
Population Total:auto
Postal Code:425300
Area Code:(+40) 02 63

Sângeorz-Băi (also spelled Sîngeorz-Băi, in Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan pronounced as /sɨnˈd͡ʒe̯orz bəj/; Hungarian: Oláhszentgyörgy; German: Sankt Georgen) is a spa resort and town in the mountain region of Bistrița-Năsăud County in Transylvania, Romania. The town administers two villages, Cormaia (Kormája) and Valea Borcutului (Borpatak).

Geography

The town is situated on the northeastern edge of the Transylvanian Plateau, at the foot of the Rodna Mountains, partly within the Rodna Mountains National Park. It lies on the banks of the river Someșul Mare; the river Cormaia discharges into the Someșul Mare a short distance upstream.

Sângeorz-Băi is located in the northern part of the county, on the border with Maramureș County. It lies at a distance of from Năsăud, and from the county seat, Bistrița. The town is traversed by national road (part of European route E58), which joins Dej in Cluj County to Suceava.

Demographics

At the 2021 census, Sângeorz-Băi had a population of 10,931.[2] At the 2002 census, 97.8% of inhabitants were Romanians, 1.5% Roma and 0.5% Hungarians; 73.1% were Romanian Orthodox, 19.7% Pentecostal, and 5.9% Greek-Catholic.

Education

The town is the home of the Solomon Haliță Theoretical High School.[3]

Natives

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results of the 2020 local elections . Central Electoral Bureau . 6 June 2021 . dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021. INSSE. ro. 31 May 2023.
  3. Web site: Liceul Teoretic "Solomon Haliță". ro. www.solomonhalita.ro. November 24, 2021.