Șagu

Șagu (Hungarian: Németság, German: Segenthau) is a commune in Arad County, Romania, is situated on the Vingăi Plateau and it stretches over 10,266 ha (25,370 acres). It is composed of five villages: Cruceni (Temeskeresztes; Kreuzstätten), Firiteaz (Féregyház), Fiscut (Temesfűzkút), Hunedoara Timișană, and Șagu (situated at 15 km from Arad).

Șagu
Commune
Șagu railway station
Location in Arad County
Șagu Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°03′N 21°17′E
Country	Romania
County	Arad
Government
• Mayor (2024–2028)	Emilia Brăneț (PNL)
Area	102.66 km2 (39.64 sq mi)
Elevation	133 m (436 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[1]	3,863
• Density	38/km2 (97/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	317310
Area code	(+40) 0257
Vehicle reg.	AR
Website	primariasagu.ro

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1880	4,837	—
1910	5,157	+6.6%
1966	5,070	−1.7%
1977	5,095	+0.5%
1992	3,858	−24.3%
2002	3,862	+0.1%
2011	3,776	−2.2%
2021	3,863	+2.3%
Source: Census data

According to the 2002 census, commune had 3,862 inhabitants, out of which 91.5% were Romanians, 3.8% Hungarians, 2.7% Roma, 1.2% Germans, and 0.8% were of other or undeclared nationalities. At the 2021 census, Șagu had a population of 3,863; of those, 82.68% were Romanians, 6.94% Roma, and 1.63% Hungarians.^[2]

History

The first documentary record of Șagu dates back to 1333. Cruceni was attested documentarily in 1772, Firiteaz in 1256, Fiscut in 1493, while Hunedoara Timișană in 1925.

Natives

• Mathias Bernath [de; ro] (1920–2013), historian and academic