Gâlgău

Commune in Sălaj, Romania

(2020–2024) Cristian Ungur^[1] (PNL)Area

75.31 km² (29.08 sq mi)Population

(2021-12-01)^[2]

2,313 • Density31/km² (80/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Vehicle reg.SJWebsitewww.primariagilgau.ro

Gâlgău (Hungarian: Galgó) is a commune located in Sălaj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of nine villages: Bârsău Mare (Nagyborszó), Căpâlna (Csicsókápolna), Chizeni (Közfalu), Dobrocina (Döbörcsény), Fodora (Oláhfodorháza), Frâncenii de Piatră (Kőfrinkfalva), Gâlgău, Glod (Szamossósmező) and Gura Vlădesei (Vlegyászatanya).^[3] In 2011 the total population was 2456.^[4]

Sights

Wooden church of Gâlgău (constructed in 1658)
Wooden church of Bârsău Mare (constructed in 1690)
Wooden church of Fodora (constructed in 1817)^[5]

References

^ "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.
^ Sate Archived 30 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine, Primăria Gâlgău
^ "Recensământ 2011 – Gâlgău c." (in Romanian). recensamantromania.ro. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
^ "Hramul schitului "Naşterea Sfântului Ioan Botezătorul" Bobota" (in Romanian). episcopiasalajului.ro. Retrieved 28 June 2012.