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Commune in Sălaj, Romania
Vârșolț Varsolc
Commune
Romanian Orthodox churchRomanian Orthodox church
Location in Sălaj CountyLocation in Sălaj County
Vârșolț is located in RomaniaVârșolțVârșolțLocation in Romania
Coordinates: 47°12′N 22°56′E / 47.200°N 22.933°E / 47.200; 22.933
CountryRomania
CountySălaj
Population2,069
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.SJ

Vârșolț (Hungarian: Varsolc) is a commune located in Sălaj County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Recea (Krasznarécse), Recea Mică (Kisrécsepuszta) and Vârșolț.

At the 2002 census, 64.1% of inhabitants were Hungarians, 32.4% Romanians and 3.4% Roma. 58.6% were Reformed, 33.5% Romanian Orthodox, 3.5% Baptist and 1.9% Roman Catholic.

History

The Reformed Church in Recea was completed in the 15th century.

The Reformed church in Vârșolț was completed in 1774.

Lake Vârșolț was built between 1976 and 1979.

References

  1. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  2. Recea, Reformed church
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