Șamșud

Commune in Sălaj, Romania

Șamșud Szilágysámson
Commune
Location in Sălaj County
(2020–2024)		Zoltán Banto^[1] (UDMR)
Area	29.23 km² (11.29 sq mi)
Population (2021-12-01)^[2]	1,785
• Density	61/km² (160/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.	SJ
Website	samsud.ro

Șamșud (Hungarian: Szilágysámson) is a commune located in Sălaj County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Șamșud and Valea Pomilor (Mocirla until 1956; Mocsolya).

The Șamșud gas field lies within the perimeter of the commune.

Demographics

In 2011, it had a population of 1,723; out of them, 91.7% were Hungarian, 4.9% were Roma, and 1.6% were Romanian.^[3]

Sights

Orthodox church in Șamșud, built in the 19th century (1885), historic monument^[4]
Reformed church in Șamșud, built in the 17th century
Reformed church in Valea Pomilor, completed in 1794

References

^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
^ Tab8. Populaţia stabilă după etnie – judeţe, municipii, oraşe, comune, 2011 census results, Institutul Național de Statistică, accessed 9 March 2020.
^ welcometoromania.ro - Orthodox Church in Șamșud, Sălaj County; retrieved on May 21, 2012