Șanț (; ) 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 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 two villages, Șanț and Valea Mare (''Máriavölgy''). The commune is located in the northeastern corner of the county, at the foot of the

Rodna Mountains Rodna Mountains (, ) are a subdivision of the Inner Eastern Carpathians in northern Romania. The name comes from the nearby Rodna Veche village. At , is the highest peak in all of the Eastern Carpathians. The main ridge of the Rodna Mountain ...

. It surrounded by several peaks, including Ineu () and Ineuț () to the north, Omu () and Cucureasa () to the east, and Cornu () to the southwest. Șanț was founded around the year 1600, initially as a hamlet within Rodna Veche commune. Since 1773 it has been documented as an independent commune, under the name of Rodna Nouă; its name was changed to Șanț in 1925. The main occupations of the inhabitants are wood exploitation and processing, forest care and regeneration activities, agriculture, animal husbandry, animal products, and traditional crafts.

Natives

Louis Dolivet Louis Dolivet, born as Ludovici Udeanu (March 26, 1908 – August 1989) was an émigré writer, editor of '' Free World'', film producer, and alleged Soviet spy born in Austria-Hungary, who later obtained French citizenship. From 1942 to 1949, he ...

(1908–1989), American writer, magazine editor, film producer, and alleged Soviet spy * (1893–1980), engineer and politician * (1814–1891), cleric

References

Communes in Bistrița-Năsăud County Localities in Transylvania {{BistriţaNăsăud-geo-stub