Șagu

Șagu
Șagu railway station
Șagu railway station
Location in Arad County
Location in Arad County
Șagu is located in Romania
Șagu
Șagu
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°03′N 21°17′E / 46.050°N 21.283°E / 46.050; 21.283
CountryRomania
CountyArad
Government
 • Mayor (2024–2028) Emilia Brăneț (PNL)
Area
102.66 km2 (39.64 sq mi)
Elevation
133 m (436 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
3,863
 • Density38/km2 (97/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
317310
Area code(+40) 0257
Vehicle reg.AR
Websiteprimariasagu.ro

Șagu (Hungarian: Németság, German: Segenthau) is a commune in Arad County, Romania, is situated on the Vingăi Plateau and it stretches over 10,266 ha (25,370 acres). It is composed of five villages: Cruceni (Temeskeresztes; Kreuzstätten), Firiteaz (Féregyház), Fiscut (Temesfűzkút), Hunedoara Timișană, and Șagu (situated at 15 km from Arad).

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1880 4,837—    
1910 5,157+6.6%
1966 5,070−1.7%
1977 5,095+0.5%
1992 3,858−24.3%
2002 3,862+0.1%
2011 3,776−2.2%
2021 3,863+2.3%
Source: Census data

According to the 2002 census, commune had 3,862 inhabitants, out of which 91.5% were Romanians, 3.8% Hungarians, 2.7% Roma, 1.2% Germans, and 0.8% were of other or undeclared nationalities. At the 2021 census, Șagu had a population of 3,863; of those, 82.68% were Romanians, 6.94% Roma, and 1.63% Hungarians.[2]

History

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The first documentary record of Șagu dates back to 1333. Cruceni was attested documentarily in 1772, Firiteaz in 1256, Fiscut in 1493, while Hunedoara Timișană in 1925.

Natives

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References

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  1. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  2. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.