Lechința

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|county = Bistrița-Năsăud

|name = Lechința

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|image_caption = Lutheran church in Lechința village

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|image_map = Lechinta jud Bistrita-Nasaud.png

|map_caption = Location in Bistrița-Năsăud County

|leader_name = Romeo-Daniel Florian

|leader_party = PSD

|leader_term = 2020–2024

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|elevation = 306

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|area_total = 133.26

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|postal_code = 427105

|area_code = +(40) x263

|website = {{URL|https://www.primarialechinta.ro}}

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Lechința ({{langx|de|Lechnitz}}; {{langx|hu|Szászlekence}}) is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Bungard (Baumgarten bei Bistritz; Szászbongárd), Chiraleș (Kyrieleis; Kerlés), Lechința, Sângeorzu Nou (Sankt Georgen; Szászszentgyörgy), Sâniacob (Jakobsdorf bei Bistritz; Szászszentjakab), Țigău (Zagendorf; Cegőtelke), and Vermeș (Wermesch; Vermes);

Geography

The commune is situated on the Transylvanian Plateau, in the Nösnerland, a historic region of northeastern Transylvania. It lies on the banks of the Lechința River.

Lechința is located in the southern part of Bistrița-Năsăud County, {{cvt|24|km}} from the county seat, Bistrița and {{cvt|29|km}} from Beclean. It is crossed by county roads DJ151 and DJ172E.

History

The Battle of Kerlés occurred in Chiraleș village in 1068; an army of Pechenegs and Ouzes commanded by Osul was defeated by the troops of King Solomon of Hungary and his cousins, Dukes Géza and Ladislaus.

Demographics

At the 2011 census, the commune had 5,678 inhabitants, 72% of which were Romanians, 19.2% Roma, 8.4% Hungarians, and 0.2% Germans. At the 2021 census, Lechința had a population of 5,469, of which 64.47% were Romanians, 20.24% Roma, and 6.73% Hungarians.{{cite web|url=https://www.recensamantromania.ro/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Tabel-1.03_1.3.1-si-1.03.2.xls|title=Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021|publisher=INSSE|language=ro|date=31 May 2023}}

Notable residents

Ionuț Hlinca (born 1988), Romanian footballer
George Mantello (1901–1992), Jewish businessman who saved thousands of Jews from the Holocaust while working as a diplomat for El Salvador

Economy

The Lechința Solar Park is located in Lechința village.

The Lechința wine region is one the northernmost such regions on the Transylvanian Plateau; it comprises wineries located in Lechința, Teaca, Bistrița, and Batoș.{{cite web|url=https://www.transilvaniabusiness.ro/2020/08/06/enjoy-transylvania-lechinta-taramul-viilor-sasesti-readuse-la-viata/|title=[Enjoy Transylvania!] Lechința, tărâmul viilor săsești readuse la viață|lang=ro|website=www.transilvaniabusiness.ro|date=August 6, 2020|access-date=July 29, 2022}}

References

External links

{{YouTube|id=dV-5IdSVL-4|Lechința – drone views}}

{{Gallery

|File:RO BN Bungard wooden church 18.jpg|Wooden church in Bungard

|File:Biserica evanghelica din Chirales (3).JPG|Lutheran church in Chiraleș

|File:LechintaBN (9).JPG|Romanian Orthodox church in Lechința

|File:RO BN Sangeorzu Nou orthodox church 3.jpg|Romanian Orthodox (previously Lutheran) church in Sângeorzu Nou

}}

Category:Communes in Bistrița-Năsăud County

Category:Localities in Transylvania