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Șagu

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Country
  
Romania

Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

Local time
  
Tuesday 8:57 AM

County
  
Arad County

Population
  
3,862 (2002)

Șagu

Weather
  
11°C, Wind SW at 5 km/h, 70% Humidity

Șagu (Hungarian: Németság, German: Segenthau) is a commune in Arad County, Romania, is situated on the Vingăi Plateau and it stretches over 10266 hectares. It is composed of five villages: Cruceni (Temeskeresztes; Kreuzstätten), Firiteaz (Féregyház), Fiscut (Temesfűzkút), Hunedoara Timișană (Németságipuszta) and Șagu (situated at 15 km from Arad).

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Map of %C8%98agu 317310, Romania

Population

According to the last census, the population of the commune counts 3862 inhabitants, out of which 91.5% are Romanians, 3.8% Hungarians, 2.7% Roma, 1.2% Germans and 0.8% are of other or undeclared nationalities.

History

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.

References

Șagu Wikipedia