Teaca (,Tekendorf in Nordsiebenbürgen : Ortsmonographie; Ilse Schliessleder-Fronius, 1989 ) 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 ( or ; ; or ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Siweberjen'') is a List of historical regions of Central Europe, historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and ...
,
Romania
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. It is composed of six villages: Archiud (''Arkeden bei Bistriz'', ''Mezőerked''), Budurleni (''Budurló''), Ocnița (''Salzgruben'', ''Mezőakna''), Pinticu (''Pintak'', ''Szászpéntek''), Teaca, and Viile Tecii (''Großeidau'', ''Kolozsnagyida'').
The commune is situated on the
Transylvanian Plateau
The Transylvanian Plateau (; ) is a plateau in central Romania.
Description
The plateau lies within and takes its name from the historical region of Transylvania, and is almost entirely surrounded by the Eastern Carpathians, Eastern, Southern ...
, in the
Nösnerland
The Nösnerland (, also known as ''Nösnergau''; ; ) is a historic region of northeastern Transylvania in present-day Romania centered between the Bistrița and Mureș rivers. In today's administrative boundaries, it is located in southern Bistr ...
, a historic region of northeastern Transylvania. Teaca lies at an altitude of , on the banks of the river
Dipșa
The Dipșa is a left tributary of the river Șieu in Romania. It flows into the Șieu near Chiraleș.Pintic. It is located in the southern part of Bistrița-Năsăud County, from the county seat,
Bistrița
(; , archaic , Transylvanian Saxon: , ) 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 78,877 inhabitants as of 2021 and administers s ...
, on the border with
Mureș County
Mureș County (, , ) is a county (''județ'') of Romania, in the Historical regions of Romania, historical region of Transylvania, with the administrative centre in Târgu Mureș. The county was established in 1968, after the administrative reor ...
.
Teaca is crossed by
national road
The National Road (also known as the Cumberland Road) was the first major improved highway in the United States built by the federal government. Built between 1811 and 1837, the road connected the Potomac and Ohio Rivers and was a main tran ...
(part of
European route E578
European route E 578 is a European B class road in Romania, connecting the cities Șieu-Măgheruș, Sărăţel and Chichiș.
Route and E-road junctions
* (on shared signage DN15A then DN15 then DN12)
** Șieu-Măgheruș, Sărăţel: ...
), which joins
Reghin
Reghin (; , or ; ; Transylvanian Saxon: ''Reen'') is a city in Mureș County, Transylvania, central Romania, on the Mureș River. As of 2021, it had a population of 29,742, making it the second biggest city of the Mureș county, just behind th ...
( to the southeast, in
Mureș County
Mureș County (, , ) is a county (''județ'') of Romania, in the Historical regions of Romania, historical region of Transylvania, with the administrative centre in Târgu Mureș. The county was established in 1968, after the administrative reor ...
) to Bistrița.
At the 2021 census, Teaca had a population of 4,991; of those, 60.25% were
Romanians
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, 26.21%
Roma
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People, characters, figures, names
* Roma or Romani people, an ethnic group living mostly in Europe and the Americas.
* Roma called Roy, ancient Egyptian High Priest of Amun
* Roma (footballer, born 1979), born ''Paul ...
, and 5.95%
Hungarians
Hungarians, also known as Magyars, are an Ethnicity, ethnic group native to Hungary (), who share a common Culture of Hungary, culture, Hungarian language, language and History of Hungary, history. They also have a notable presence in former pa ...