Lechința (Bistrița-Năsăud)
Lechința Lechnitz Szászlekence |
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Basic data | ||||
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State : | Romania | |||
Historical region : | Transylvania | |||
Circle : | Bistrița-Năsăud | |||
Coordinates : | 47 ° 1 ' N , 24 ° 20' E | |||
Time zone : | EET ( UTC +2) | |||
Height : | 317 m | |||
Area : | 133.26 km² | |||
Residents : | 5,678 (October 20, 2011) | |||
Population density : | 43 inhabitants per km² | |||
Postal code : | 427105 | |||
Telephone code : | (+40) 02 63 | |||
License plate : | BN | |||
Structure and administration (as of 2016) | ||||
Community type : | local community | |||
Structure : | Lechința, Bungard , Chiraleș , Sângeorzu Nou , Sâniacob , Țigău , Vermeș | |||
Mayor : | Romeo-Daniel Florian ( PSD ) | |||
Postal address : | Str. Independenţei, no. 509ü loc. Lechința, jud. Bistrița-Năsăud, RO-427105 |
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Lechința ( German Lechnitz , Hungarian Szászlekence , Transylvanian-Saxon Lachenz ) is a Romanian municipality in the Bistrița-Năsăud district in Transylvania .
The market town, 20 kilometers southwest of the district capital Bistrița ( Bistritz ), was the largest rural community in the former Nösnergau . First mentioned in writing in a papal deed from 1333 under the name Lekenche .
The name is derived from "Lech" (= dry ) and "nitz" (= Bach ).
sons and daughters of the town
- Hans Raidel (* 1941), German politician and Member of the Bundestag (CSU)
- George Purdea (* 1953), translator of philosophical texts, lecturer at the Institute of Philosophy at the University of Vienna .
- George Mandel-Mantello (1902–1992), Romanian-Jewish entrepreneur, born in Transylvania, Salvadoran diplomat, dedicated himself to saving Jews from the Holocaust
Web links
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