Commune in Bistrița-Năsăud, Romania
Șintereag (Hungarian: Somkerék) is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Blăjenii de Jos (Alsóbalázsfalva), Blăjenii de Sus (Felsőbalázsfalva), Caila (Kajla), Cociu (Szamoskócs), Șieu-Sfântu (Sajószentandrás), Șintereag and Șintereag-Gară (Somkeréki állomás).
Natives
- Grigore Bălan (1896–1944), Brigadier General during World War II
- Nicolae Bălan (1882–1955), metropolitan bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Church
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