Șercaia

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Șercaia

Total population

1,478

Air quality index

52Moderate

Coordinates45.83°, 25.14°

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

Overview

Șercaia is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Hălmeag, Șercaia, and Vad. The Hungarian name means "dragon".

Geography

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

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

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

Katalin Varga

Hungarian noblewoman and leader of a Transylvanian miners' movement

Anton von Petz

Austrian noble

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András Grépály

Hungarian physician

Augustin Bunea

Romanian theologian and historian (1857-1909)

Alexandru Ciurcu

Romanian scientist (1854–1922)

M

Mariana Tîrcă

Romanian handball player

Géza Ambarus

Romanian-Hungarian teacher and composer (1901-1970)

M

Mária Halmágyi

M

Mária Tamás

V

Vincéné Mészáros

Traian Pop

Romanian jurist

G

Gabriella G. Takács

N

Nicolae Urs

Romanian actor

L

Leonte Moldovan

Romanian politician (1865–1943_

L

Leonte Comșa

Romanian general

N

Nicolae Forcos

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

Nearby places in Brașov

• Hălmeag
  2.5 mi away · pop. 659
• Vad
  2.6 mi away · pop. 593
• Părău
  2.8 mi away · pop. 646
• Grid
  3.8 mi away · pop. 375
• Mândra
  4.5 mi away · pop. 1,364
• Ohaba
  4.5 mi away · pop. 332
• Toderița
  4.7 mi away · pop. 367
• Veneția de Jos
  4.7 mi away · pop. 736
• Șona
  4.8 mi away · pop. 312
• Șinca Veche
  4.9 mi away · pop. 1,012
• Perșani
  4.9 mi away · pop. 1,104
• Veneția de Sus
  5.4 mi away · pop. 456

Browse all places in Brașov →

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

Large Conehead

Ruspolia nitidula

Seen 2026-08-20

Black Swan

Cygnus atratus

Seen 2026-08-16

Himalayan balsam

Impatiens glandulifera

Seen 2026-08-13

common hops

Humulus lupulus

Seen 2026-08-13

Buff-tip

Phalera bucephala

Seen 2026-08-13

Western Conifer Seed Bug

Leptoglossus occidentalis

Seen 2026-08-13

White Stork

Ciconia ciconia

Seen 2026-08-11

Common Spitting Spider

Scytodes thoracica

Seen 2026-08-03

Eastern Tree-mallow

Malva thuringiaca

Seen 2026-08-03

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