Sângeorz-Băi (also spelled ''Sîngeorz-Băi'', ;
Hungarian: ''Oláhszentgyörgy''; ) is a
spa resort and town in the mountain region of
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 ...
in
Transylvania
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,
Romania
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. The town administers two villages, Cormaia (''Kormája'') and Valea Borcutului (''Borpatak'').
Geography
The town is situated on the northeastern edge of 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 ...
, 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 ...
, partly within the
Rodna Mountains National Park. It lies on the banks of the river
Someșul Mare; the river
Cormaia discharges into the Someșul Mare a short distance upstream.
Sângeorz-Băi is located in the northern part of the county, on the border with
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 lies at a distance of from
Năsăud, and from the county seat,
Bistrița. The town is traversed by
national road (part of
European route E58
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Since 2014, a pa ...
), which joins
Dej in
Cluj County
Cluj County () is a county () of Romania, in Transylvania. Its seat is Cluj-Napoca.
Name
In Hungarian language, Hungarian it is known as ''Kolozs megye''. Under the Kingdom of Hungary, a county with an identical name (Kolozs County, ) existed s ...
to
Suceava
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.
Demographics
At the
2021 census, Sângeorz-Băi had a population of 10,931.
At the 2002 census, 97.8% of inhabitants were
Romanians
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, 1.5%
Roma and 0.5%
Hungarians
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; 73.1% were
Romanian Orthodox, 19.7%
Pentecostal
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, and 5.9%
Greek-Catholic Greek Catholic Church or Byzantine-Catholic Church may refer to:
* The Catholic Church in Greece
* The Eastern Catholic Churches that use the Byzantine Rite, also known as the Greek Rite:
** The Albanian Greek Catholic Church
** The Belarusian Gr ...
.
Education
The town is the home of the
Solomon Haliță Theoretical High School.
Natives
*
Gabi Balint (b. 1963), footballer
References
Populated places in Bistrița-Năsăud County
Localities in Transylvania
Towns in Romania
Spa towns in Romania
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