Budacu de Jos

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Budacu de Jos

Total population

856

Coordinates47.09°, 24.52°

Demographic figures from INS Romania. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Budacu de Jos is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Budacu de Jos, Buduș (Alsóbudak;Budesdorf), Jelna, Monariu, and Simionești.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Arnold Graffi

German physician (1910-2006)

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Franz Karl Franchy

Austrian journalist (1896-1972)

Gabriela Szabo

Romanian athletics (sport) competitor

M

Mihaela Steff

Romanian table tennis player

V

Viorel Moldovan

Romanian footballer

A

Adrian Crișan

table tennis player

Sergiu Costin

Romanian footballer

Andrei Mureșanu

Romanian writer (1816–1863)

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Loránd Daday

Hungarian writer (1893–1954)

Kalinikos Kreanga

Greek table tennis player

Franz Halberg

American sleep researcher (1919-2013)

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Imre Amici

pastor

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Soma Weiss

American physician (1898–1942)

George Mantello

Salvadoran politician (1901–1992)

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Christian Pomarius

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Frigyes Dietrich

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Bistrița-Năsăud

• Buduș
  0.9 mi away · pop. 586
• Simionești
  1.7 mi away · pop. 263
• Jelna
  2.3 mi away · pop. 669
• Monariu
  2.5 mi away · pop. 366
• Bistrița
  3.3 mi away · pop. 75,076
• Orheiu Bistriței
  3.5 mi away · pop. 644
• Viișoara
  3.6 mi away · pop. 1,120
• Sărata
  4 mi away · pop. 894
• Domnești
  4.2 mi away · pop. 659
• Ghinda
  4.2 mi away · pop. 631
• Ragla
  4.9 mi away · pop. 339
• Petriș
  5 mi away · pop. 1,090

Browse all places in Bistrița-Năsăud →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Spotted Flycatcher

Muscicapa striata

Seen 2026-08-29

Himalayan balsam

Impatiens glandulifera

Seen 2026-08-29

Eurasian Jay

Garrulus glandarius

Seen 2026-08-29

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Seen 2026-08-25

Convolvulus Hawkmoth

Agrius convolvuli

Seen 2026-08-24

false indigo bush

Amorpha fruticosa

Seen 2026-08-24

horseweed

Erigeron canadensis

Seen 2026-08-24

Colorado Potato Beetle

Leptinotarsa decemlineata

Seen 2026-08-23

Bull Thistle

Cirsium vulgare

Seen 2026-08-23

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).