Galații Bistriței

Galații Bistriței
Commune
RomanesqueLutheran church in Herina village, formerly part of a Benedictine abbey
Location in Bistrița-Năsăud County
Galații Bistriței Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°59′N24°24′E / 46.983°N 24.400°E / 46.983; 24.400
Country	Romania
County	Bistrița-Năsăud
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Vasile-Mihai Vermeșan (PSD)
Area	71.26 km^2 (27.51 sq mi)
Elevation	324 m (1,063 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[1]	2,257
• Density	31.67/km^2 (82.03/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal code	427085
Area code	+(40) x59
Vehicle reg.	BN
Website	www.galatiibistritei.ro

Galații Bistriței (German: Heresdorf; Hungarian: Galacfalva) is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Albeștii Bistriței (formerly Ferihaza; Weisskirchen, Kisfehéregyház), Dipșa (Dürrbach, Dipse), Galații Bistriței, Herina (Münzdorf, Harina), and Tonciu (Tatsch, Tacs).

At the 2011 census, 80.4% of inhabitants were Romanians, 9.3% Hungarians, and 8.7% Roma. At the 2021 census, Galații Bistriței had a population of 2,257; of those, 79.62% were Romanians, 7.04% Roma, and 6.47% Hungarians.^[2]

Dipșa village features a church originally completed in 1489. It was founded by Transylvanian Saxons as a Catholic and later Lutheran church, and is now Romanian Orthodox, dedicated to Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki. It is known as the “sow’s church” because, according to legend, a sow discovered a bucket full of gold coins that were used to build the church.^[3]

References

1. "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics. 1 December 2021.
2. "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
3. Florina Pop, "Biserica scroafei din Dipșa", Adevărul, December 24, 2010

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  Albeștii Bistriței Wooden Church
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  Dipșa Church
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  Tonciu Reformed Church