Teaca

Teaca
Commune
Wooden church in Budurleni
Wooden church in Budurleni
Location in Bistrița-Năsăud County
Location in Bistrița-Năsăud County
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°55′N 24°31′E / 46.917°N 24.517°E / 46.917; 24.517
CountryRomania
CountyBistrița-Năsăud
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024)Damian-Iustian Muntean (PSD)
Area
140.80 km2 (54.36 sq mi)
Elevation
349 m (1,145 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)
4,991
 • Density35.45/km2 (91.81/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal code
427345
Area code+(40) x59
Vehicle reg.BN

Teaca (Hungarian: Teke; German: Tekendorf or Teckendorf) is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania.

It is composed of six villages: Archiud (Hungarian: Mezőerked, Szászerked, Erked; German: Arkeden bei Bistriz, Arkeden, Erkeden), Budurleni (Hungarian: Budurló, formerly Budurlău), Ocnița (formerly Ocna; Hungarian: Mezőakna, Szászakna; German: Salzgruben, Grubendorf), Pinticu (formerly Pintic; Hungarian: Szászpéntek, Alsópéntek, Péntek; German: Pintak, Pintak am Graben), Teaca, and Viile Tecii (formerly Ida Mare, Iuda, Iuda Mare; Hungarian: Kolozsnagyida, Nagyida, Ida; German: Großeidau, Grosseidau, Eyda).

The commune is situated on the Transylvanian Plateau, in the Nösnerland, a historic region of northeastern Transylvania. Teaca lies at an altitude of 349 m (1,145 ft), on the banks of the river Dipșa and its right tributary, the river Pintic. It is located in the southern part of Bistrița-Năsăud County, 32 km (20 mi) from the county seat, Bistrița, on the border with Mureș County.

Teaca is crossed by national road DN15A [ro] (part of European route E578), which joins Reghin (28 km (17 mi) to the southeast, in Mureș County) to Bistrița.

At the 2021 census, Teaca had a population of 4,991; of those, 60.25% were Romanians, 26.21% Roma, and 5.95% Hungarians.

References

  1. ↑ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics. 1 December 2021.
  2. ↑ Tekendorf in Nordsiebenbürgen : Ortsmonographie; Ilse Schliessleder-Fronius, 1989
  3. ↑ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.