Meseșenii de Jos (Hungarian: Magyarkecel) is a commune located in Sălaj County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Aghireș (Egrespatak), Fetindia (Gurzófalva), Meseșenii de Jos and Meseșenii de Sus (Oláhkecel).
Meseșenii de Jos
Magyarkecel | |
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 Orthodox Church in Aghireș | |
 Location in Sălaj County | |
  Meseșenii de Jos Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 47°9′N 22°59′E / 47.150°N 22.983°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Sălaj |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Alexandru Bercean[1] (PSD) |
Area | 62.86 km2 (24.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 3,317 |
| • Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Vehicle reg. | SJ |
| Website | www |
In Romanian, Meseșenii de Jos was traditionally known as Cățălul-unguresc. A 1925 law gave it the name Cățelul; this became Cățălu in 1956. The current name dates to 1960. Meseșenii de Sus, historically Cățălul-român, was Cățelușu from 1925 and Cățălușa from 1956, before acquiring its current name in 1960.[3]
Sights
edit- Reformed Church in Meseșenii de Jos (construction in the 15th century), historic monument[4]
- Orthodox Church in Meseșenii de Jos (construction 1875)[5]
- Orthodox Church in Meseșenii de Sus (construction 1785), historic monument
- Orthodox Church in Aghireș
References
edit- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ Attila Szabó (ed.), Erdély, Bánság És Partium Történeti És Közigazgatási Helységnévtára. Miercurea Ciuc, 2003, Pro-Print Könyvkiadó, ISBN 973-8468-01-9
- ^ Welcometoromania.ro - Reformed Church, Meseșenii de Jos
- ^ Welcometoromania.ro - Orthodox Church in Meseșenii de Jos
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