Vad

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Vad

Total population

393

Coordinates47.22°, 23.75°

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

Overview

Vad is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is made up of seven villages: Bogata de Jos (Alsóbogáta), Bogata de Sus (Felsőbogáta), Calna (Kálna), Cetan (Csatány), Curtuiușu Dejului (Déskörtvélyes), Vad and Valea Groșilor (Tőkepataka).

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

Dorin Mateuț

Romanian footballer

Amál Berde

Hungarian painter (1886–1976)

Mária Berde

Romanian poet, writer and translator (1889-1949)

K

Kálmán Battyán

actor

D

Daniil Graur

Romanian teacher

I

Iustin Marchiş

V

Vasile Vaida

politician

L

Lajos Cseterki

Hungarian politician (1921-1983)

P

Pál Székely

S

Sándor Újfalvi

Hungarian memoirist and land owner (1792–1866)

V

Vilmos Daday

R

Rosa Eperjessy de Károlyfejérvár

13 Dec 1813 Fodorházá, Kom.Torontál - 25 Jun 1884 Magyar-Egregy

B

Béla Simó

Hungarian land owner, politician

L

Lajos Huszár

military officer (1814–1877)

S

Silviu Augustin Prunduș

Romanian catholic priest, teacher and political prisoner

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

Nearby places in Cluj

• Valea Groșilor
  1.4 mi away · pop. 291
• Câțcău
  2 mi away · pop. 1,547
• Bogata de Jos
  2.3 mi away · pop. 367
• Curtuiușu Dejului
  3.1 mi away · pop. 196
• Sălișca
  3.5 mi away · pop. 593
• Coplean
  4 mi away · pop. 435
• Bogata de Sus
  4.2 mi away · pop. 306
• Maia
  4.9 mi away · pop. 201
• Cremenea
  5.2 mi away · pop. 123
• Cășeiu
  5.2 mi away · pop. 1,389
• Tărpiu
  5.3 mi away · pop. 151
• Guga
  5.4 mi away · pop. 344

Browse all places in Cluj →

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

Red Underwing

Catocala nupta

Seen 2026-08-18

Eastern Slowworm

Anguis colchica

Seen 2026-08-18

Leather Beetle

Carabus coriaceus

Seen 2026-08-15

Light Emerald

Campaea margaritaria

Seen 2026-08-15

Carpathian Blue Slug

Bielzia coerulans

Seen 2026-08-15

Lesser Purple Emperor

Apatura ilia

Seen 2026-08-14

Striped Field Mouse

Apodemus agrarius

Seen 2026-08-14

Hazel Dormouse

Muscardinus avellanarius

Seen 2026-08-14

Eurasian Hummingbird Hawkmoth

Macroglossum stellatarum

Seen 2026-08-13

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