Șieu-Măgheruș ( hu, Sajómagyarós) is a commune in

Bistrița-Năsăud County Bistrița-Năsăud () is a county (județ) of Romania, in Transylvania, with its capital city at Bistrița. Name In Hungarian language, Hungarian, it is known as ''Beszterce-Naszód megye'', and in German language, German as ''Kreis Bistritz-N ...

Transylvania Transylvania ( ro, Ardeal or ; hu, Erdély; german: Siebenbürgen) is a historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and south its natural border is the Carpathian Mountains, and to the west the Ap ...

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

. It is composed of seven villages: Arcalia (''Árokalja''), Chintelnic (''Kentelke''), Crainimăt (''Királynémeti''), Podirei (''Pogyerej''), Sărățel (''Szeretfalva''), Șieu-Măgheruș, and Valea Măgherușului (''Sajómagyarósi völgy''). The commune lies on the

Transylvanian Plateau The Transylvanian Plateau ( ro, Podișul Transilvaniei; hu, Erdélyi-medence) is a plateau in central Romania. The plateau lies within and takes its name from the historical region of Transylvania, and is almost entirely surrounded by the Easte ...

, on the banks of the river Șieu. It is located in the central-south part of the county, at a distance of from the town of

Beclean Beclean (; Hungarian and German: ''Bethlen'') is a town in Bistrița-Năsăud County, in north-eastern Transylvania, Romania. The town administers three villages: Coldău (''Goldau''; ''Várkudu''), Figa (''Füge''), and Rusu de Jos (''Alsóoros ...

and from the county seat,

Bistrița (; german: link=no, Bistritz, archaic , Transylvanian Saxon: , hu, Beszterce) is the capital city of Bistrița-Năsăud County, in northern Transylvania, Romania. It is situated on the Bistrița River. The city has a population of approxima ...

. Șieu-Măgheruș is crossed by two national roads: (part of

European route E58 European route E 58 is a road part of the International E-road network. It begins in Vienna, Austria and ends in Rostov-na-Donu, Russia. It is approximately long. Route * **: Vienna - Fischamend - Bruck an der Leitha **: Bruck an der Le ...

), which joins

Dej Dej (; hu, Dés; german: Desch, Burglos; yi, דעעש ''Desh'') is a municipality in Transylvania, Romania, north of Cluj-Napoca, in Cluj County. It lies where the river Someșul Mic meets the river Someșul Mare. The city administers four vill ...

Cluj County Cluj County (; german: Kreis Klausenburg, hu, Kolozs megye) is a county ( județ) of Romania, in Transylvania. Its seat ( ro, Oraș reședință de județ) is Cluj-Napoca (german: Klausenburg). Name In Hungarian, it is known as ''Kolozs megye ...

Suceava Suceava () is the largest urban settlement and the seat town ( ro, oraș reședință de județ) of Suceava County, situated in the historical region of Bukovina, northeastern Romania, and at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central and Eastern E ...

, and (part of

European route E578 European route E 578 is a European B class road in Romania, connecting the cities Sărăţel and Chichiș. Route and E-road junctions * (on shared signage DN15A then DN15 then DN12) ** Sărăţel: ** Chichiș Chichiș ( hu, Kök ...

), which joins

Reghin Reghin (; hu, Szászrégen, or ; german: (Sächsisch) Regen) is a city A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The ...

Mureș County Mureș County (, ro, Județul Mures, hu, Maros megye) is a county ('' județ'') of Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania, with the administrative centre in Târgu Mureș. The county was established in 1968, after the administrative ...

to Bistrița; the two roads meet in the village of Sărățel. There is also a train station in Sărățel, which serves the CFR Line 406, that runs from

Bistrița Bârgăului Bistrița Bârgăului ( hu, Borgóbeszterce) is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Bistrița Bârgăului and Colibița (''Kolibica''). The commune is located in the eastern part of the co ...

to to here, and on to the town of

Luduș Luduș (; Hungarian: ''Marosludas'' or ''Ludas''; Hungarian pronunciation: , German: ''Ludasch'') is a town in Transylvania, Romania in Mureș County, 44 km south-west from the county's capital Târgu Mureș. Six villages are administered ...

, in Mureș County (the last segment is operated by

Regio Călători Regio Călători (former Regiotrans) is a private rail company headquartered in Brașov, Romania. It was founded in 2005 and is exclusively active in the passenger transport sector. At present Regiotrans runs about 200 train services per day. ...

Natives

* (1911–1992), cleric *

Teofil Herineanu Teofil Herineanu (November 11, 1909–November 3, 1992) was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian cleric. Biography Origins and Greek-Catholic priesthood Born into a family of Greek-Catholic peasants in Arcalia village, Beszterce-Naszód County, ...

(1909–1992), cleric

References

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