Teaca (German: Tekendorf,[2] Hungarian: Teke) is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Archiud (Arkeden bei Bistriz, Mezőerked), Budurleni (Budurló), Ocnița (Salzgruben, Mezőakna), Pinticu (Pintak, Szászpéntek), Teaca, and Viile Tecii (Großeidau, Kolozsnagyida).
Teaca | |
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 Wooden church in Budurleni | |
 Location in Bistrița-Năsăud County | |
  Teaca Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 46°55′N 24°31′E / 46.917°N 24.517°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Bistrița-Năsăud |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Damian-Iustian Muntean (PSD) |
| Area | 140.80 km2 (54.36 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 349 m (1,145 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 4,991 |
| • Density | 35/km2 (92/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC 2/ 3) |
| Postal code | 427345 |
| Area code | (40) x59 |
| Vehicle reg. | BN |
The commune is situated on the Transylvanian Plateau, in the Nösnerland, a historic region of northeastern Transylvania. Teaca lies at an altitude of 349 m (1,145 ft), on the banks of the river Dipșa and its right tributary, the river Pintic. It is located in the southern part of Bistrița-Năsăud County, 32 km (20 mi) from the county seat, Bistrița, on the border with Mureș County.
Teaca is crossed by national road DN15A (part of European route E578), which joins Reghin (28 km (17 mi) to the southeast, in Mureș County) to Bistrița.
At the 2021 census, Teaca had a population of 4,991; of those, 60.25% were Romanians, 26.21% Roma, and 5.95% Hungarians.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ Tekendorf in Nordsiebenbürgen : Ortsmonographie; Ilse Schliessleder-Fronius, 1989
- ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
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Saxon Lutheran church in Teaca -
Teaca Baptist Church -
Pinticu Baptist Church -
Viile Tecii Baptist Church -
Viile Tecii Pentecostal Church
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