Podirei

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Podirei

Total population

117

Coordinates47.12°, 24.33°

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

Overview

Șieu-Măgheruș is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Arcalia (Árokalja), Chintelnic (Kentelke), Crainimăt (Királynémeti), Podirei (Pogyerej), Sărățel (Szeretfalva), Șieu-Măgheruș, and Valea Măgherușului.

Geography

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

Earthquake history

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

Notable people from here

S

Stefánia Moldován

Hungarian singer (1929-2012)

Ö

Ödön Nagy

S

Sámuel Bölöni

B

Béla Demeter

politician, journalist (1910-1952)

János Demeter

Romanian academic

J

János Farkas

Romanian journalist

Domokos Moldován

Romanian film director

F

Ferenc Nagy

Calvinist pastor from Transylvania, college professor, gardener, winemaker, journalist (1804–1876)

Grigore Bălan

Romanian general (1896-1944)

I

Ioan Cherteș

Romanian bishop

T

Teodor Ioan Sîntu

Romanian politician

Nicolae Bălan

Metropolitan bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Church

N

Nicolae Felecan

Romanian linguist (1941-2020)

Teofil Herineanu

Vasile Mureșan

Romanian painter

P

Pompei Onofrei

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

Nearby places in Bistrița-Năsăud

• Chintelnic
  1.2 mi away · pop. 544
• Cristur-Șieu
  1.5 mi away · pop. 438
• Șirioara
  2.1 mi away · pop. 333
• Chiraleș
  2.2 mi away · pop. 517
• Șieu-Sfântu
  2.3 mi away · pop. 450
• Caila
  2.3 mi away · pop. 352
• Arcalia
  2.4 mi away · pop. 697
• Coasta
  2.5 mi away · pop. 225
• Șieu-Măgheruș
  2.6 mi away · pop. 824
• Șieu-Odorhei
  3.1 mi away · pop. 810
• Valea Măgherușului
  3.1 mi away · pop. 108
• Țigău
  3.3 mi away · pop. 482

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

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

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Seen 2026-08-23

Silver Υ

Autographa gamma

Seen 2026-08-21

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

Official Identifiers