Cehei

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Cehei

Total population

1,038

Elevation212 m

Coordinates47.26°, 22.78°

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

Overview

Șimleu Silvaniei is a town in Sălaj County, Crișana, Romania with a population of 13,948 people. It is located near the ancient Dacian fortress Dacidava.

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

Gisella Grosz

Hungarian born German classical pianist (1875–1942)

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Alexandru Crișan

Romanian chess player

Zoltan Farmati

Romanian association football player (1924-2006)

Zsófia Báthory

Princess Consort of Transylvania (1629–1680)

Iuliu Maniu

Romanian politician (1873–1953)

Andrew Báthory

Prince-Bishop of Warmia

Christopher Báthory

voivode of Transylvania

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Miklós Nyiszli

Jewish prisoner at the Auschwitz concentration camp (1901–1956)

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Márton Varga

Hungarian gardener (1886–1952)

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András Levente Fekete Szabó

engineer and politician (1953–)

Ioan Alexi

Romanian philologist, bishop (1800-1863)

Imre Kémeri Nagy

Hungarian journalist, military officer (1903–1942)

Jób Bede

Hungarian journalist

György Bölöni

writer, politician (1882-1959)

Tibor Csóka

Romanian economist

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Márton Diósy

Hungarian journalist, contributing editor (1818–1892)

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

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

Oregano

Origanum vulgare

Seen 2026-07-19

stinking aposeris

Aposeris foetida

Seen 2026-06-20

Danthonia alpina

Danthonia alpina

Seen 2026-06-20

Silky Rosegill

Volvariella bombycina

Seen 2026-06-13

pyramidal orchid

Anacamptis pyramidalis

Seen 2026-06-13

Green Russula

Russula virescens

Seen 2026-06-12

Indian Pokeweed

Phytolacca acinosa

Seen 2026-06-10

Domestic Dog

Canis familiaris

Seen 2026-06-10

ragged-robin

Silene flos-cuculi

Seen 2026-05-10

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

Official Identifiers