Milaș (; ) 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 ...

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. It is composed of six villages: Comlod (''Komlód''), După Deal (''Hegymögött''), Ghemeș (''Gémestanya''), Hirean (''Hirántanya''), Milaș, and Orosfaia (''Oroszfája''). The commune sits on the

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, at an altitude of . It is located at the southern extremity of the county, from 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 ...

, on the border with

Mureș County Mureș County (, , ) is a county (''județ'') of Romania, in the Historical regions of Romania, historical region of Transylvania, with the administrative centre in Târgu Mureș. The county was established in 1968, after the administrative reor ...

. Built in 1756, the from Comlod is one of the 11 castles in Bistrița-Năsăud County declared historical monuments by the Romanian Ministry of Culture.

Natives

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(1885–1970),

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prelate who served as the Bishop of Cluj-Gherla and was persecuted by the Communist authorities. He was

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in 2019 by

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