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Commune in Bistrița-Năsăud, Romania
Lechința (German : Lechnitz ; Hungarian : Szászlekence ) is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County , Transylvania , Romania . It is composed of seven villages: Bungard (Baumgarten bei Bistritz ; Szászbongárd ), Chiraleș (Kyrieleis ; Kerlés ), Lechința, Sângeorzu Nou (Sankt Georgen ; Szászszentgyörgy ), Sâniacob (Jakobsdorf bei Bistritz ; Szászszentjakab ), Țigău (Zagendorf ; Cegőtelke ), and Vermeș (Wermesch ; Vermes );
Geography
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The commune is situated on the Transylvanian Plateau , in the Nösnerland , a historic region of northeastern Transylvania. It lies on the banks of the Lechința River .
Lechința is located in the southern part of Bistrița-Năsăud County, 24 km (15 mi ) from the county seat, Bistrița and 29 km (18 mi ) from Beclean . It is crossed by county roads DJ151 and DJ172E.
History
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The Battle of Kerlés occurred in Chiraleș village in 1068; an army of Pechenegs and Ouzes commanded by Osul was defeated by the troops of King Solomon of Hungary and his cousins, Dukes Géza and Ladislaus .
Demographics
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At the 2011 census , the commune had 5,678 inhabitants, 72% of which were Romanians , 19.2% Roma , 8.4% Hungarians , and 0.2% Germans . At the 2021 census , Lechința had a population of 5,469, of which 64.47% were Romanians, 20.24% Roma, and 6.73% Hungarians.[2]
Notable residents
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Ionuț Hlinca (born 1988), Romanian footballer
George Mantello (1901–1992), Jewish businessman who saved thousands of Jews from the Holocaust while working as a diplomat for El Salvador
Economy
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The Lechința Solar Park is located in Lechința village.
The Lechința wine region is one the northernmost such regions on the Transylvanian Plateau; it comprises wineries located in Lechința, Teaca , Bistrița, and Batoș .[3]
References
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^ "[Enjoy Transylvania!] Lechința, tărâmul viilor săsești readuse la viață" . www.transilvaniabusiness.ro (in Romanian). August 6, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2022 .
Lutheran church in Chiraleș
Romanian Orthodox church in Lechința
Romanian Orthodox (previously Lutheran) church in Sângeorzu Nou
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