Șintereag

	Șintereag Șintereag () is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to .... It is composed of seven villages: Blăjenii de Jos (''Alsóbalázsfalva''), Blăjenii de Sus (''Felsőbalázsfalva''), Caila (''Kajla''), Cociu (''Szamoskócs''), Șieu-Sfântu (''Sajószentandrás''), Șintereag and Șintereag-Gară (''Somkeréki állomás''). Natives * Grigore Bălan (1896–1944), Brigadier General during World War II * Nicolae Bălan (1882–1955), metropolitan bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Church References Communes in Bistrița-Năsăud County Localities in Transylvania {{BistriţaNăsăud-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Grigore Bălan Grigore Bălan (July 14, 1896–September 13, 1944) was a Romanian brigadier general during World War II. Bălan was born in Felsőbalázsfalva, a village in Beszterce-Naszód County, Kingdom of Hungary, now Blăjenii de Sus, Bistrița-Năsăud County, Romania. He attended the Infantry School for Officers in Bucharest, graduating as second lieutenant in 1915. He fought in World War I, advancing to the rank of lieutenant by 1918. During the interwar period, he was promoted to captain (1921), major (1929), lieutenant-colonel (1936), and colonel (1940). He served as commanding officer of the 5th Mountain Group from September 1940 to February 1943. In February 1942 he was awarded the Order of Michael the Brave, 3rd Class, for bravery during the battle of Mala Bilozerka (September 25–October 2, 1941).Decretul Regal nr. 445 din 12 februarie 1942 pentru conferiri de decorații, publicat în ''Monitorul Oficial'', anul CX, nr. 45 din 21 februarie 1942, partea I-a, p. 1.186. In Jul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	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-Nassod''. The name is identical with the county created in 1876, Beszterce-Naszód County () in the Kingdom of Hungary (the county was recreated in 1940 after the Second Vienna Award, as it became part of Hungary again until 1944). Except these, as part of Romania, until 1925 the former administrative organizations were kept when a new county system was introduced. Between 1925–1940 and 1945–1950, most of its territory belonged to the Năsăud County, with smaller parts belonging to the Mureș County, Mureș, Cluj County, Cluj, and Someș County, Someș counties. Geography The county has a total area of . One third of this surface represents the mountains from the Divisions of the Carpathians, Eastern Carpathians group: the Țibleș Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	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 south its natural border are the Carpathian Mountains and to the west the Apuseni Mountains. Broader definitions of Transylvania also include the western and northwestern Romanian regions of Crișana and Maramureș, and occasionally Banat. Historical Transylvania also includes small parts of neighbouring Western Moldavia and even a small part of south-western neighbouring Bukovina to its north east (represented by Suceava County). Transylvania is known for the scenery of its Carpathian landscape and its rich history, coupled with its multi-cultural character. It also contains Romania's second-largest city, Cluj-Napoca, and other very well preserved medieval iconic cities and towns such as Brașov, Sibiu, Târgu Mureș, Bistrița, Alba Iuli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to the east, and the Black Sea to the southeast. It has a mainly continental climate, and an area of with a population of 19 million people. Romania is the List of European countries by area, twelfth-largest country in Europe and the List of European Union member states by population, sixth-most populous member state of the European Union. Europe's second-longest river, the Danube, empties into the Danube Delta in the southeast of the country. The Carpathian Mountains cross Romania from the north to the southwest and include Moldoveanu Peak, at an altitude of . Bucharest is the country's Bucharest metropolitan area, largest urban area and Economy of Romania, financial centre. Other major urban centers, urban areas include Cluj-Napoca, Timiș ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nicolae Bălan Nicolae Bălan (; April 27, 1882 – August 6, 1955) was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian cleric, a metropolitan bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Church. The son of a priest, he graduated from Czernowitz University and taught theology at Sibiu from 1905 to 1920. That year, he became Metropolitan of Transylvania, an office he would hold for the rest of his life. In the 1930s, he was an open supporter of the Iron Guard. In 1942, during the Holocaust, he intervened in Bucharest against the planned deportation of Romanian Jews from the Regat, Southern Transylvania and the Banat to the Nazi extermination camps. In 1948, after a communist regime was established, he publicly assisted the new authorities in their effort to disband the Romanian Greek-Catholic Church. Biography Early life Born in Blăjenii de Sus, Bistrița-Năsăud County, he was the first of eight children born to the priest Vasile Bălan and his wife Maria.Păcurariu, p.337 He graduated from the Năsăud gymnasium ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Communes In Bistrița-Năsăud County 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 Algeria Communes of Angola Communes of Belgium Communes of Benin Communes of Burundi Communes of Chile Communes of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Communes of France A () is a level of administrative divisions of France, administrative division in the France, French Republic. French are analogous to civil townships and incorporated municipality, municipalities in Canada and the United States; ' in Ger ... Communes of Italy, called ''comune'' Communes of Luxembourg Communes of Moldova, called ''comună'' Communes of Niger Communes of Romania, called ''comună'' Communes of Switzerland Commune-level subdivisions (Vietnam) * Commune (Vietnam) * Commune-level town (Vietnam) P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]