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Șincai
Șincai (, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania composed of four villages: Lechincioara (''Kislekence''), Pusta (''Feketepuszta''), Șincai, and Șincai-Fânațe (''Édeságtelek''). Demographics The commune has an ethnically mixed population, with a Romanian majority. According to the 2002 census it had a population of 1,634, of which 56.98% were Romanians and 40.58% Hungarians. At the 2011 census, Șincai had 1,622 inhabitants, of which 54.69% were Romanians, 33.17% Hungarians, and 10.17% Roma. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 1,499, of which 58.91% were Romanians, 35.49% Hungarians, and 2.6% Roma. Șincai village (previously known as Șamșudul de Câmpie) is the birthplace of the great Romanian historian, linguist, and poet Gheorghe Șincai (1754 – 1816). Economy The Șincai gas field is located on the territory of the commune. See also * List of Hungarian exonyms (Mureș County) This is a list of Hungarian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gheorghe Șincai
Gheorghe Șincai (; – November 2, 1816) was a Romanian historian, philologist, translator, poet, and representative of the Enlightenment-influenced Transylvanian School. As the director of Greek Catholic education in Transylvania he brought a fundamental contribution to the process of promoting culture in rural environments. He revised before publishing Samuil Micu's first grammar of the Romanian language: '' Elementa linguae daco-romanae sive valachicae'' (''The elements of the Daco-Roman or Vlach/Wallachian language'') (Vienna, 1780), in which they demonstrated the Latin origins of the Romanian language. Biography He was born in Mezősámsond (now Șincai, Mureș County), though some sources put his birthplace at the nearby Râciu de Câmpie village. He studied at Târgu-Mureș, Cluj, Bistrița, Blaj, Vienna, and Rome (in the last two cities together with Samuil Micu, nephew of Bishop Inocențiu Micu-Klein). He turned out to be a polyglot, thoroughly mas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Șincai Gas Field
Șincai (, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania composed of four villages: Lechincioara (''Kislekence''), Pusta (''Feketepuszta''), Șincai, and Șincai-Fânațe (''Édeságtelek''). Demographics The commune has an ethnically mixed population, with a Romanian majority. According to the 2002 census it had a population of 1,634, of which 56.98% were Romanians and 40.58% Hungarians. At the 2011 census, Șincai had 1,622 inhabitants, of which 54.69% were Romanians, 33.17% Hungarians, and 10.17% Roma. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 1,499, of which 58.91% were Romanians, 35.49% Hungarians, and 2.6% Roma. Șincai village (previously known as Șamșudul de Câmpie) is the birthplace of the great Romanian historian, linguist, and poet Gheorghe Șincai (1754 – 1816). Economy The Șincai gas field is located on the territory of the commune. See also * List of Hungarian exonyms (Mureș County) This is a list of Hungarian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
