Teaca (German: Tekendorf,[2] Hungarian: Teke) is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Archiud (Arkeden bei Bistriz, Mezőerked), Budurleni (Budurló), Ocnița (Salzgruben, Mezőakna), Pinticu (Pintak, Szászpéntek), Teaca, and Viile Tecii (Großeidau, Kolozsnagyida).

Teaca
Wooden church in Budurleni
Wooden church in Budurleni
Location in Bistrița-Năsăud County
Location in Bistrița-Năsăud County
Teaca is located in Romania
Teaca
Teaca
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°55′N 24°31′E / 46.917°N 24.517°E / 46.917; 24.517
CountryRomania
CountyBistrița-Năsăud
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Damian-Iustian Muntean (PSD)
Area
140.80 km2 (54.36 sq mi)
Elevation
349 m (1,145 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
4,991
 • Density35/km2 (92/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
427345
Area code+(40) x59
Vehicle reg.BN

The commune is situated on the Transylvanian Plateau, in the Nösnerland, a historic region of northeastern Transylvania. Teaca lies at an altitude of 349 m (1,145 ft), on the banks of the river Dipșa and its right tributary, the river Pintic. It is located in the southern part of Bistrița-Năsăud County, 32 km (20 mi) from the county seat, Bistrița, on the border with Mureș County.

Teaca is crossed by national road DN15A [ro] (part of European route E578), which joins Reghin (28 km (17 mi) to the southeast, in Mureș County) to Bistrița.

At the 2021 census, Teaca had a population of 4,991; of those, 60.25% were Romanians, 26.21% Roma, and 5.95% Hungarians.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  2. ^ Tekendorf in Nordsiebenbürgen : Ortsmonographie; Ilse Schliessleder-Fronius, 1989
  3. ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.