Letca

Letca (Hungarian: Létka) is a commune located in Sălaj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of nine villages: Ciula (Gyulaszeg), Cuciulat (Kocsoládfalva), Cozla (Kecskés), Letca, Lemniu (Lemény), Purcăreț (Pórkerec), Șoimușeni (Kővársolymos), Toplița (Szamoshéviz) and Vălișoara (Dióspatak).

"Ciula" redirects here. For Ciula Mare and Ciula Mică villages in Hunedoara County, see Răchitova.
For Letca Nouă and Letca Veche villages in Giurgiu County, see Letca Nouă.
Letca
Commune
Wooden Church in Letca
Location in Sălaj County
Letca
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°20′04″N 23°27′18″E
Country Romania
CountySălaj
Government
 • MayorDorel Liviu Man[1] (PSD)
Area
60.50 km2 (23.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
1,846
 • Density31/km2 (79/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.SJ
Websitewww.comunaletca.ro

Villages

Purcăreț village had 139 inhabitants at the 2002 census. It is located on the right bank of the Someș River, and borders Maramureș County. It is first attested in a document of 1543, referred to as Porkerecz. Other documents refer to it as Porkoricza (1553), Pwrkerecz, Purkerech (1566), Purkeritz (1733), Porkeresty (1750), Purkeretz (1760-1762), Purkuretz (1830), Purkuretzi (1850), Purkerecz, Purcureți (1854), and finally Purcăreț (1966).[3] The noble family Lazăr of Purcăreț originates from this village.[4] The Wooden Church from Purcăreț is traditionally dated from 1698, although the Culture Ministry cites 1740 and researcher Ioana Cristache-Panait says it is from the first half of the 19th century.

Sights
  • Wooden Church “St. Mary” in Letca, built in the 17th century (1665), historic monument
  • Wooden Church “St. Archangels” in Letca, built in the 18th century, historic monument
  • Wooden Church in Purcăreț, built in the 19th century, historic monument
  • Wooden Church in Șoimușeni, built in the 19th century, historic monument
  • Wooden Church in Toplița, built in the 19th century (1864), historic monument
  • Wooden church in Cuciulat
  • Wooden church in Șoimușeni
  • Wooden church in Purcăreț
  • Wooden church in Toplița

References
  1. "Results of the 2016 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  2. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  3. Chendre-Roman, Gheorghe. Dicţionar etimologic al localităților din județul Sălaj. Editura Silvana, Editura Caiete Silvane, 2006, ISBN 973-7817-41-9
  4. National Archives of Romania, Sălaj County Branch, Lazăr of Purcăreț family fund, inventory number 131 (1720-1945)
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