Letca () is a
commune located in
Sălaj County
Sălaj County (; ) (also known as ''Land of Silvania'', ''silva, -ae'' means "forest") is a Counties of Romania, county (''județ'') of Romania, located in the north-west of the country, in the Historical regions of Romania, historical regions of ...
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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 ...
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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 nine villages: Ciula (''Gyulaszeg''), Cuciulat (''Kocsoládfalva''), Cozla (''Kecskés''), Letca, Lemniu (''Lemény''), Purcăreț (''Pórkerec''), Șoimușeni (''Kővársolymos''), Toplița (''Szamoshéviz'') and Vălișoara (''Dióspatak'').
Villages
Purcăreț village had 139 inhabitants at the 2002 census. It is located on the right bank of the
Someș River
The Someș () or Szamos ( or ''Samosch'') is a left tributary of the Tisza in Hungary and Romania. It has a length of (including its source river Someșul Mare), of which 50 km are in Hungary.[Maramureș County
Maramureș County () is a county (județ)
in Romania, in the Maramureș region. The county seat is Baia Mare.
Name
In Hungarian language, Hungarian it is known as ''Máramaros megye'', in Ukrainian language, Ukrainian as Мараморо́щ ...]
. It is first attested in a document of 1543, referred to as ''Porkerecz''. Other documents refer to it as ''Porkoricza'' (1553), ''Pwrkerecz'', ''Purkerech'' (1566), ''Purkeritz'' (1733), ''Porkeresty'' (1750), ''Purkeretz'' (1760-1762), ''Purkuretz'' (1830), ''Purkuretzi'' (1850), ''Purkerecz'', ''Purcureți'' (1854), and finally Purcăreț (1966). The noble family Lazăr of Purcăreț originates from this village.
[National Archives of Romania, Sălaj County Branch, Lazăr of Purcăreț family fund, inventory number 131 (1720-1945)] The Wooden Church from Purcăreț is traditionally dated from 1698, although the Culture Ministry cites 1740 and researcher Ioana Cristache-Panait says it is from the first half of the 19th century.
Sights
* Wooden Church “St. Mary” in Letca, built in the 17th century (1665), historic monument
* Wooden Church “St. Archangels” in Letca, built in the 18th century, historic monument
* Wooden Church in Purcăreț, built in the 19th century, historic monument
* Wooden Church in Șoimușeni, built in the 19th century, historic monument
* Wooden Church in Toplița, built in the 19th century (1864), historic monument
Images gallery
File:Biserica de lemn din Cuciulat101.jpg, Wooden church in Cuciulat
File:Biserica din Soimuseni.jpg, Wooden church in Șoimușeni
File:Biserica din Purcaret.jpg, Wooden church in Purcăreț
File:Biserica din Toplita.jpg, Wooden church in Toplița
References
Communes in Sălaj County
Localities in Transylvania
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