Bobota (Hungarian: Nagyderzsida)[3] is a commune located in Sălaj County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Bobota, Derșida (Kisderzsida), and Zalnoc (Zálnok).
Bobota | |
|---|---|
 Wooden church in Zalnoc | |
 Location in Sălaj County | |
  Bobota Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 47°23′N 22°46′E / 47.383°N 22.767°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Sălaj |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Dorin-Ioan Gorgan[1] (PSD) |
Area | 73.24 km2 (28.28 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 184 m (604 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 3,527 |
| • Density | 48.16/km2 (124.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 457040 |
| Area code | +40 x60 |
| Vehicle reg. | SJ |
| Website | www |
The commune is located in the northwestern part of Sălaj County, 23 km (14 mi) from Șimleu Silvaniei and 35 km (22 mi) from the county seat, Zalău, on the border with Satu Mare County.
Sights
edit- Wooden Church, Derșida, built in the 18th century, historic monument
- Wooden Church, Zalnoc, built in the 17th century, historic monument[4]
Natives
edit- Corneliu Coposu (1914–1995), politician, the founder of the Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party and of the Romanian Democratic Convention, and a political detainee during the communist regime
- Clara Maniu (1842–1929), feminist and suffragist
References
edit- ↑ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ↑ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics. 1 December 2021.
- ↑ Bobota, in Attila Szabó (ed.), Erdély, Bánság És Partium Történeti És Közigazgatási Helységnévtára. Miercurea Ciuc, 2003, Pro-Print Könyvkiadó, ISBN 973-8468-01-9
- ↑ "Zalnoc, Biserica de lemn" [Wooden Church in Zalnoc]. welcometoromania.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved January 8, 2024.
Wooden church in Derșida
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