Sălaj County

county in Romania

AI overview

Sălaj County is a region located in Romania, situated in the northwestern part of the country. While specific details about its significance aren't provided here, it serves as an administrative division within Romania's regional structure.

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In the Vinony graph

Within Vinony's link graph, Sălaj County is referenced by 449 other articles, and connects out to Romani people, lignite and Counties of Romania.

The entry is geolocated on the map in SJ.

It sits within the topics 1925 establishments in Romania, 1938 disestablishments in Romania and 1944 establishments in Romania.

Its subject is documented across 61 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Instance of: county of Romania
Country: Romania
Located in: Romania
Contains: Șimleu Silvaniei
Capital: Zalău
Population: 212224
Area: 3864
Time zone: UTC+03:00
Shares border with: Bihor County
Official website: www.prefecturasalaj.ro
Image: Zilah, városháza 2025 02.jpg
Dialing code: 60
Licence plate code: SJ

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Commons category: Sălaj County
category for people born here: Category:Births in Sălaj County
category of associated people: Category:People from Sălaj County
native label: Szilágy
inception: 1925-00-00
historical region: Partium

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Encyclopedic overview

Sălaj County ( Romanian pronunciation: [səˈlaʒ]; Hungarian: Szilágy megye) (also known as Land of Silvania, silva, -ae meaning "forest") is a county (județ) of Romania, located in the north-west of the country, in the historical regions of Crișana and Transylvania. It is bordered to the north by Satu Mare and Maramureș counties, to the west and south-west by Bihor County, and to the south-east by Cluj County. Zalău is the county seat, as well as its largest city.

Etymology

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sălaj County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.