Șercaia

Also known as Scharken, Schirkanyen, Sárkány

Șercaia (; ; ) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Hălmeag (Halmagen; Halmágy; Halmaç), Șercaia, and Vad (Waadt, Waden; Vád). The Hungarian name means "dragon".

Key facts

Romanian subdivision.type: commune
Romanian subdivision.county: Brașov
Romanian subdivision.name: Șercaia
Romanian subdivision.image_shield: ROU BV Sercaia CoA.png
Romanian subdivision.image_skyline: Biserica din Vad.jpg
Romanian subdivision.image_caption: Church in Vad village
Romanian subdivision.image_map: Sercaia jud Brasov.jpg
Romanian subdivision.leader_name: Cristinel Paltin
Romanian subdivision.leader_party: PNL
Romanian subdivision.leader_term: 2020–2024
Romanian subdivision.elevation: 449
Romanian subdivision.area_total

Article

4 sections

Contents

Geography
Demographics
Natives
References

==Geography== The commune is located in the Burzenland ethnographic area, in the central part of the county, east of Făgăraș and northwest of the county seat, Brașov. The river Șercaia (a left affluent of the Olt) flows south to north through the commune.