Șagu
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Șagu | |
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 Location in Arad County | |
  Șagu Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 46°03′N 21°17′E / 46.050°N 21.283°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Arad |
| Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 3,863 |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Vehicle reg. | AR |
Șagu (Hungarian: Németság, German: Segenthau) is a commune in Arad County, Romania, is situated on the Vingăi Plateau and it stretches over 10266 hectares. It is composed of five villages: Cruceni (Temeskeresztes; Kreuzstätten), Firiteaz (Féregyház), Fiscut (Temesfűzkút), Hunedoara Timișană and Șagu (situated at 15 km from Arad).
Population
[edit]According to the last census, the population of the commune counts 3862 inhabitants, out of which 91.5% are Romanians, 3.8% Hungarians, 2.7% Roma, 1.2% Germans and 0.8% are of other or undeclared nationalities.
History
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The first documentary record of Șagu dates back to 1333. Cruceni was attested documentarily in 1772, Firiteaz in 1256, Fiscut in 1493, while Hunedoara Timișană in 1925.
References
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