Șieu-Odorhei (; ) is a commune in

Bistrița-Năsăud County Bistrița-Năsăud () is a county (județ) of Romania, in Transylvania, with its capital city at Bistrița. Name In Hungarian language, Hungarian, it is known as ''Beszterce-Naszód megye'', and in German language, German as ''Kreis Bistritz-N ...

Transylvania Transylvania ( or ; ; or ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Siweberjen'') is a List of historical regions of Central Europe, historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and ...

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

. It is composed of seven villages: Agrișu de Jos (''Alsóegres''), Agrișu de Sus (''Felsőegres''), Bretea (''Breit''; ''Magyarberéte''), Coasta (''Sajókiskeresztúr''), Cristur-Șieu (''Oberkreuz''; ''Bethlenkeresztúr''), Șieu-Odorhei, and Șirioara (''Sajósárvár''). The commune is situated on the

Transylvanian Plateau The Transylvanian Plateau (; ) is a plateau in central Romania. Description The plateau lies within and takes its name from the historical region of Transylvania, and is almost entirely surrounded by the Eastern Carpathians, Eastern, Southern ...

, at an altitude of , on the banks of the Șieu River. It is located in the west-central part of Bistrița-Năsăud County, east of the town of

Beclean Beclean (; Hungarian language, Hungarian and German language, German: ''Bethlen'') is a town in Bistrița-Năsăud County, in north-eastern Transylvania, Romania. The town administers three villages: Coldău (''Goldau''; ''Várkudu''), Figa (''F� ...

and west of the county seat,

Bistrița (; , archaic , Transylvanian Saxon: , ) is the capital city of Bistrița-Năsăud County, in northern Transylvania, Romania. It is situated on the Bistrița River. The city has a population of 78,877 inhabitants as of 2021 and administers s ...

. At the 2011 census, there were 2,262 inhabitants, of which 91.1% were

Romanians Romanians (, ; dated Endonym and exonym, exonym ''Vlachs'') are a Romance languages, Romance-speaking ethnic group and nation native to Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. Sharing a Culture of Romania, ...

and 8.3%

Hungarians Hungarians, also known as Magyars, are an Ethnicity, ethnic group native to Hungary (), who share a common Culture of Hungary, culture, Hungarian language, language and History of Hungary, history. They also have a notable presence in former pa ...

. At the 2021 census, Șieu-Odorhei had a population of 2,219; of those, 88.2% were Romanians and 4.8% Hungarians.

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Communes in Bistrița-Năsăud County Localities in Transylvania {{BistriţaNăsăud-geo-stub