Silivaș

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Silivaș

Total population

223

Coordinates46.99°, 23.87°

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

Overview

Gherla is a municipality in Cluj County, Romania. It is located 45 kilometres (28 mi) from Cluj-Napoca on the river Someșul Mic, and has a population of 19,873 as of 2021. Three villages are administered by the city: Băița, Hășdate (Szamoshesdát) and Silivaș (Vizszilvás).

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

Cyrill Demian

Austrian pipe organ builder

L

László Gorove

Hungarian writer (1780-1839)

Gergely Pongrátz

Hungarian politician, revolutionist (1956)

Ioan Bob

Bishop of Făgăraş

József Sebestyén

heraldist, coat-of-arms painter, genealogist (1878–1964)

Michael I Apafi

Hungarian Prince of Transylvania (1632-1690)

Tamás Aján

International Olympic Committee member

F

Ferenc Alexa

Hungarian linguist

György Aranka

Hungarian writer (1737-1817)

Ödön Barta

politician (1852–1925)

L

Lajos Bodor

I

Ilona E. Szabó

Kálmán Esterházy

politician (1830-1916)

Vartan Esztegar

Hungarian monk, writer (1843–1886)

J

János Gabányi

Romanian journalist (1910–1996)

László Gopcsa

jurist, ethnographer (1865–1933)

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

Nearby places in Cluj

• Livada
  1.4 mi away · pop. 890
• Hășdate
  1.5 mi away · pop. 309
• Iclozel
  2.4 mi away · pop. 205
• Bonț
  2.7 mi away · pop. 392
• Săcălaia
  2.9 mi away · pop. 253
• Băița
  3 mi away · pop. 461
• Gherla
  3.4 mi away · pop. 25,284
• Nicula
  3.8 mi away · pop. 543
• Sic
  4.1 mi away · pop. 3,189
• Fundătura
  4.7 mi away · pop. 716
• Orman
  4.7 mi away · pop. 798
• Sântejude-Vale
  4.8 mi away · pop. 114

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Recently spotted species

Lesser Fiery Copper

Lycaena thersamon

Seen 2026-08-29

Eastern Bath White

Pontia edusa

Seen 2026-08-29

common hops

Humulus lupulus

Seen 2026-08-28

common milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

Seen 2026-08-28

Small Heath

Coenonympha pamphilus

Seen 2026-08-27

Southern Darter

Sympetrum meridionale

Seen 2026-08-27

Orange Swift

Triodia sylvina

Seen 2026-08-24

European Mantis

Mantis religiosa

Seen 2026-08-19

Eurasian Collared-Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

Seen 2026-08-14

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