Șagu ( hu, Németság, german: Segenthau) is a
commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in
Arad County,
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...
, is situated on the
Vingăi Plateau and it stretches over 10266 hectares. It is composed of five villages: Cruceni (''Temeskeresztes''; ''Kreuzstätten''), Firiteaz (''Féregyház''), Fiscut (''Temesfűzkút''), Hunedoara Timișană and Șagu (situated at 15 km from
Arad).
Population
According to the last census, the population of the commune counts 3862 inhabitants, out of which 91.5% are Romanians, 3.8% Hungarians, 2.7% Roma, 1.2% Germans and 0.8% are of other or undeclared nationalities.
History
The first documentary record of Șagu dates back to 1333. Cruceni was attested documentarily in 1772, Firiteaz in 1256, Fiscut in 1493, while Hunedoara Timișană in 1925.
References
Communes in Arad County
Localities in Romanian Banat
Former Danube Swabian communities in Romania
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