Silivașu de Câmpie () 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
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,
Romania
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. It is composed of four villages: Draga (''Drágatanya''), Fânațele Silivașului (''Bircágtanya''), Porumbenii (''Jobojtanya''), and Silivașu de Câmpie.
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 river
Șes. 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
MureÈ™ 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 ...
. Silivașu de Câmpie is crossed by
national road
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, which connects it to
Cluj-Napoca
Cluj-Napoca ( ; ), or simply Cluj ( , ), is a city in northwestern Romania. It is the second-most populous city in the country and the seat of Cluj County. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest (), Budapest () and Belgrade ( ...
, to the west, and to
Reghin
Reghin (; , or ; ; Transylvanian Saxon: ''Reen'') is a city in MureÈ™ County, Transylvania, central Romania, on the MureÈ™ River. As of 2021, it had a population of 29,742, making it the second biggest city of the MureÈ™ county, just behind th ...
, to the east.
References
Communes in Bistrița-Năsăud County
Localities in Transylvania
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