Radu E. SESTRAȘ

Baica

Baica

Hida, Sălaj County

(A fairy-tale place… The village of the grandparents… and of the great-grandparents…)

Information taken from:

  • SĂLAJ – GUIDE TO LOCALITIES
  • Coordinator – Florica Pop, County Library I.S. Bădescu Sălaj
  • Collection, processing, editing: Lucia Bălaș, Bódis Ottilia
  • Zalău, 2013, ISBN 978-973-0-15798-7

BAICA (HIDA Commune)

Documentary attestation: 1396 Banika

Tourist attractions

– The wooden church of St. Archangels Michael and Gabriel dates from 1643, having been relocated in 1645, probably by the master Onuțu Simion. Fragments of painting can still be observed, leading to the conclusion that it dates from the 18th century and could be attributed to Ioan Pop from Românași.

People in the memory of the place

Valentin Marin Meseșan (b. 14 Aug. 1949 – d. 14 Feb. 2002, Zalău) – professor, poet. [Baica]

Radu Emil Sestraș (b. 3 Jun. 1961) – engineer, university professor. [Hida]

According to the page http://welcometoromania.ro/DN1g/DN1g_Baica_Biserica_lemn_r.htm, in the village of Baica is located one of the most beautiful churches in Sălaj. According to the inscription on the stone iconostasis in the altar, the church was built in 1645, in honour of the Holy Archangels.

In the altar, old objects have been preserved, the wooden washbasin and the priest’s chair, a chair with only three legs. It is a rectangular church, with a polygonal apse and has a bell tower with a porch over the narthex.

Inside, one can admire the carved decorations and the wood paintings made by Ioan Pop in the 18th century, and at the entrance the sculpture of those two open palms, wishing you a welcome. The church was restored in 2004, on which occasion damaged elements were replaced, biological protection was carried out, and a lightning rod was installed.

The information and images above were taken from the website: http://www.welcometoromania.ro/DN1g/DN1g_Hida_r.htm. The pages for tourist attractions in Sălaj County were created with the help of the Sălaj County Directorate for Culture and National Heritage. Thank you.

Legendary figure: Ioanichie Druhora, tribune of Avram Iancu, martyr of the Romanian Revolution of 1848, killed by the Hungarian guards in Chendrea, on Dealul Șurii (1849)

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