Hida
Sălaj County
(A fairy-tale place… The place of childhood…)
“Hida seen from above” – film made by Călin Blaga: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Cezoy_CoOE
- SĂLAJ – GUIDE TO LOCALITIES
- Coordinator – Florica Pop, I.S. Bădescu County Library, Sălaj
- Collection, processing, editing: Lucia Bălaș, Bódis Ottilia
- Zalău, 2013, ISBN 978-973-0-15798-7
- http://www.bjs.ro/Document_Files/Ghidsalaj/00000582/lduqu_GHID%2011%20febr.%202014%20final.pdf
HIDA Commune
Population: 2,787 inhabitants
Geographic location: situated in the south-eastern part of the county, in the Almaș Depression, the Almaș Valley basin, 37 km from Zalău. It has an area of 101.72 km2.
Hida
Documentary attestation: 1333 sacerdos de Hydalmas
Tourist attractions:
– The wooden church of St. Archangels Michael and Gabriel dates from the 18th century. The frescoes were painted in 1802 by the painter Ioan Pop from Românași. Currently, the frescoes are in an advanced state of degradation.
– Stânca Dracului is a natural monument of geological and landscape type, located at an average altitude of 260 m. It covers an area of 0.01 ha.
– The Morca Manor – a manor built in the 19th century. The annexes and a park (from the early 20th century) are still preserved. The manor is currently in an advanced state of degradation.
– The Hatfaludy Manor is located on the left side of the road entering Hida from Huedin. It was built in the 19th century by the Hatfaludy family for their son István. After nationalization, until 2001, the building served as the headquarters of IAS, and following the restitution it went to the heirs of the Hatfaludy family, then the building changed two owners, and is now owned by a legal entity. The building is in a state of disrepair.
– The Reformed Church, built in honour of St. Demetrius in 1298, was initially Catholic.
People in the memory of the place:
Horváth Gabriella-Mária (b. 14 Apr. 1957) – teacher
Schön Dezső (b. 11 Oct. 1906) – writer, publicist
Radu Emil Sestraș (b. 3 Jun. 1961) – engineer, university professor
(Acknowledgements to Mrs. Prof. Florica Pop and the staff of the I.S. Bădescu Sălaj County Library, for the honorable inclusion in the works ‘Sălaj – Ghidul localităților‘ and ‘Sălaj – oameni și opere. Dicționar biobibliografic‘. Radu E. Sestraș).
The images were taken from the website: http://www.welcometoromania.ro/DN1g/DN1g_Hida_r.htm. The pages on the tourist attractions in Sălaj County were made with the help of the Sălaj County Directorate for Culture and National Heritage.