Letca

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"Ciula" redirects here. For Ciula Mare and Ciula Mică villages in Hunedoara County, see Răchitova.
For Letca Nouă and Letca Veche villages in Giurgiu County, see Letca Nouă.
Letca
Commune
Wooden Church in Letca
Wooden Church in Letca
Location in Sălaj County
Location in Sălaj County
Letca is located in Romania
Letca
Letca
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°20′04″N 23°27′18″E / 47.33444°N 23.45500°E / 47.33444; 23.45500
CountryRomania
CountySălaj
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Dorel Liviu Man[1] (PSD)
Area
60.50 km2 (23.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
1,625
 • Density27/km2 (70/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.SJ
Websitewww.comunaletca.ro

Letca (Hungarian: Létka) is a commune located in Sălaj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of nine villages: Ciula (Gyulaszeg), Cuciulat (Kocsoládfalva), Cozla (Kecskés), Letca, Lemniu (Lemény), Purcăreț (Pórkerec), Șoimușeni (Kővársolymos), Toplița (Szamoshéviz) and Vălișoara (Dióspatak).

Villages

Purcăreț village had 139 inhabitants at the 2002 census. It is located on the right bank of the Someș River, and borders Maramureș County. It is first attested in a document of 1543, referred to as Porkerecz. Other documents refer to it as Porkoricza (1553), Pwrkerecz, Purkerech (1566), Purkeritz (1733), Porkeresty (1750), Purkeretz (1760-1762), Purkuretz (1830), Purkuretzi (1850), Purkerecz, Purcureți (1854), and finally Purcăreț (1966).[3] The noble family Lazăr of Purcăreț originates from this village.[4] The Wooden Church from Purcăreț is traditionally dated from 1698, although the Culture Ministry cites 1740 and researcher Ioana Cristache-Panait says it is from the first half of the 19th century.[citation needed]

Sights

  • Wooden Church “St. Mary” in Letca, built in the 17th century (1665), historic monument
  • Wooden Church “St. Archangels” in Letca, built in the 18th century, historic monument
  • Wooden Church in Purcăreț, built in the 19th century, historic monument
  • Wooden Church in Șoimușeni, built in the 19th century, historic monument
  • Wooden Church in Toplița, built in the 19th century (1864), historic monument
  • Wooden church in Cuciulat
    Wooden church in Cuciulat
  • Wooden church in Șoimușeni
    Wooden church in Șoimușeni
  • Wooden church in Purcăreț
    Wooden church in Purcăreț
  • Wooden church in Toplița
    Wooden church in Toplița

References

  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. ^ Chendre-Roman, Gheorghe. Dicţionar etimologic al localităților din județul Sălaj. Editura Silvana, Editura Caiete Silvane, 2006, ISBN 973-7817-41-9
  4. ^ National Archives of Romania, Sălaj County Branch, Lazăr of Purcăreț family fund, inventory number 131 (1720-1945)
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