Suciu de Sus
Suciu de Sus (Hungarian: Felsőszőcs) is a commune in Maramureș County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Larga (Tágfalva), Suciu de Jos (Alsószőcs) and Suciu de Sus.
Suciu de Sus | |
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Location in Maramureș County | |
Suciu de Sus Location in Romania | |
Coordinates: 47°26′N 24°2′E | |
Country | |
County | Maramureș |
Area | 114.69 km2 (44.28 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | 3,868 |
• Density | 34/km2 (87/sq mi) |
Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
Vehicle reg. | MM |
In 2002, the commune had 6,222 residents. They were 96.1% Romanians, 2.3% Hungarians and 1.6% Roma. 91.9% were Romanian Orthodox, 3.3% Greek-Catholic, 2.6% Roman Catholic and 2% Pentecostal.
- Entrance into Suciu de Sus
- Orthodox church (Suciu de Sus)
- Greek-Catholic church (Suciu de Sus)
- Statue of Atanasie Moț Dâmbul, local hero in the 1848 Revolution (Suciu de Sus)
- Greek-Catholic church, used by Orthodox (Suciu de Jos)
- Orthodox church (Suciu de Jos)
- St. Dumitru wooden church (Larga)
- Farmland (Larga)
References
- "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
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