Lechința ( German : Lechnitz ; Hungarian : Szászlekence ) is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County , Transylvania , Romania . It is composed of seven villages: Bungard ( Baumgarten bei Bistritz ; Szászbongárd ), Chiraleș ( Kyrieleis ; Kerlés ), Lechința, Sângeorzu Nou ( Sankt Georgen ; Szászszentgyörgy ), Sâniacob ( Jakobsdorf bei Bistritz ; Szászszentjakab ), Țigău ( Zagendorf ; Cegőtelke ), and Vermeș ( Wermesch ; Vermes );
6-728: The commune is situated on the Transylvanian Plateau , in the Nösnerland , a historic region of northeastern Transylvania. It lies on the banks of the Lechința River . Lechința is located in the southern part of Bistrița-Năsăud County, 24 km (15 mi) from the county seat, Bistrița and 29 km (18 mi) from Beclean . It is crossed by county roads DJ151 and DJ172E. The Battle of Kerlés occurred in Chiraleș village in 1068; an army of Pechenegs and Ouzes commanded by Osul
12-430: A height of 150–250 m (490–820 ft) above the altitude of the valley. The plateau has a continental climate . Temperature varies a great deal in the course of a year, with warm summers contrasted by very cold winters. Vast forests cover parts of the plateau and the mountains. The mean elevation is 300–500 m (980–1,640 ft). The Transylvanian Plateau is divided into three areas: The Transylvanian Plain
18-535: Is also hilly (400–600 m), but because the area is almost completely cultivated it is called a plain. The Transylvanian Basin ( Romanian : Depresiunea colinară a Transilvaniei ) includes the Transylvanian Plateau and the peripheral areas towards the Carpathian Mountains, which have a different character than the plateau. The basin is the main production site of Romania's methane . It also contains
24-525: Is one the northernmost such regions on the Transylvanian Plateau; it comprises wineries located in Lechința, Teaca , Bistrița, and Batoș . This Bistrița-Năsăud County location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Transylvanian Plateau The Transylvanian Plateau ( Romanian : Podișul Transilvaniei ; Hungarian : Erdélyi-medence ) is a plateau in central Romania . The plateau lies within and takes its name from
30-606: The historical region of Transylvania , and is almost entirely surrounded by the Eastern , Southern and Romanian Western branches of the Carpathian Mountains . The area includes the Transylvanian Plain . It is improperly called a plateau, for it does not possess extensive plains, but is formed of a network of valleys of various size, ravines and canyons , united together by numerous small mountain ranges , which attain
36-458: Was defeated by the troops of King Solomon of Hungary and his cousins, Dukes Géza and Ladislaus . At the 2011 census , the commune had 5,678 inhabitants, 72% of which were Romanians , 19.2% Roma , 8.4% Hungarians , and 0.2% Germans . At the 2021 census , Lechința had a population of 5,469, of which 64.47% were Romanians, 20.24% Roma, and 6.73% Hungarians. The Lechința Solar Park is located in Lechința village. The Lechința wine region
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