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Also known as Újradna, Şanţ (Romania)

Șanț (; ) is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Șanț and Valea Mare (Máriavölgy).

Key facts

Romanian subdivision.type
commune
Romanian subdivision.county
Bistrița-Năsăud
Romanian subdivision.population_total
auto
Romanian subdivision.name
Șanț
Romanian subdivision.image_map
Sant jud Bistrita-Nasaud.png
Romanian subdivision.map_caption
Location in Bistrița-Năsăud County
Romanian subdivision.image_skyline
Comuna Șanț - Vedere generală Foto Lucian Grapini.jpg
Romanian subdivision.leader_name
Marian-Viorel Forogău
Romanian subdivision.leader_party
PNL
Romanian subdivision.leader_term
2020–2024
Romanian subdivision.elevation
600
Romanian subdivision.area_total
209.04
Romanian subdivision.postal_code
427285

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Șanț (; ) is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Șanț and Valea Mare (Máriavölgy).

The commune is located in the northeastern corner of the county, at the foot of the Rodna Mountains. It surrounded by several peaks, including Ineu () and Ineuț () to the north, Omu () and Cucureasa () to the east, and Cornu () to the southwest.

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

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