Chieșd

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Chieșd

Total population

2,038

Coordinates47.38°, 22.89°

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

Overview

Chieșd is a commune located in Sălaj County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Chieșd, Colonia Sighetu Silvaniei (Szilágyszigettelep) and Sighetu Silvaniei (Szilágysziget).

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Simion Bărnuţiu

Romanian academic (1808-1864)

Corneliu Coposu

Romanian politician (1914–1995)

Imre Pál Erdős

Hungarian graphic artist and painter (1916–1987)

Árpád Gergely

(1943–) painter

L

László Paskucz

Romanian chemist

Kornél Sámuel

Hungarian sculptor (1883–1914)

R

Rolland Vida

Clara Maniu

Romanian suffragist (1842-1929)

Lajos Szikszai

Hungarian politician (1825-1897)

É

Éva Bányai

actress (1928–)

N

Nicolae Hendea

politician

I

Iuliu Șamșudan

Romanian politician

Alex Bologa

Romanian judoka

I

Iuliu Sonea

Alexandru Aciu

Romanian lawyer

Kinga Újhelyi

actress

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

Nearby places in Sălaj

• Colonia Sighetu Silvaniei
  1.8 mi away · pop. 111
• Sighetu Silvaniei
  2.4 mi away · pop. 600
• Șărmășag
  3.7 mi away · pop. 4,933
• Șamșud
  4 mi away · pop. 1,211
• Derșida
  4.1 mi away · pop. 1,910
• Sălăjeni
  4.4 mi away · pop. 612
• Lompirt
  4.6 mi away · pop. 877
• Câmpia
  4.7 mi away · pop. 307
• Moiad
  5 mi away · pop. 222
• Valea Pomilor
  5.4 mi away · pop. 486
• Bobota
  5.7 mi away · pop. 1,622
• Bocșa
  6 mi away · pop. 1,079

Browse all places in Sălaj →

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

pyramidal orchid

Anacamptis pyramidalis

Seen 2026-06-13

ragged-robin

Silene flos-cuculi

Seen 2026-05-10

12-spot ladybird

Vibidia duodecimguttata

Seen 2025-08-17

Field Eryngo

Eryngium campestre

Seen 2025-08-17

Meadow Brown

Maniola jurtina

Seen 2025-08-01

Great Plains Sedge

Carex melanostachya

Seen 2025-05-18

Grass Vetchling

Lathyrus nissolia

Seen 2025-05-18

Purple Tiger

Diacrisia purpurata

Seen 2025-05-18

Birthwort

Aristolochia clematitis

Seen 2025-05-18

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