page_title: Șimleu Silvaniei
section_title: Middle Ages
hierarchical_section_title: Șimleu Silvaniei / History / Middle Ages
caption_attribution_description: English: Báthory Castle in Şimleu Silvaniei Magyar: Szilágysomlyó, Báthory István várkastélya Română: Șimleu Silvaniei, Ruinele cetății Ștefan Báthory.
context_page_description: Șimleu Silvaniei is a town in Sălaj County, Crișana, Romania with a population of 16,066 people. Is located near the ancient Dacian fortress Dacidava.
  Three villages are administered by the town: Bic, Cehei and Pusta.
context_section_description: In 1258 it was mentioned as Wathasomlyowa. The name means "Wata's mountain"; the name Wata is of Old Turkish origin, while somlyowa is an archaic Hungarian word for mountain(side).
  The town belonged to the Báthory family, whose ancestral castle stood here. The castle was built by Miklós, voivode of Transylvania in the early 13th century and was first mentioned in 1319. After the Báthory family built a mansion in the town in 1592, the castle became deserted and today lies in ruins.
  The Catholic Church was built in 1534 by Transylvania's voivode Báthory István and his wife Telegdy Katalin with the occasion of their son's birth. Holy Trinity Statue was built in 1772. Reformed Church was rebuilt between 1729 and 1736. The synagogue was built in 1876.
  The mansion was occupied by Giorgio Basta from Zsigmond Báthory in 1600. It was occupied by the Ottomans in 1660 and was part of Varat Eyalet until 1692. In 1703 it was occupied by Kurucs.
  From 1876 to 1920, Șimleu Silvaniei was part of the Szilágy County of the Kingdom of Hungary.
  The Greek Catholic Vicariate of Șimleu Silvaniei was formed in 1910 and in 1817 the vicariate opened its own school. George Tatu (1810-1824), Georgiu Abraham (1824-1828), Isidor Alpini (1828-1835), Alexandru Sterca-Șuluțiu (1836-1850), Demetriu Coroianu (1850-1873), Alimpiu Barboloviciu (1873-1914), Alexandru Ghetie (1914-1922), Emil Bran (1926-1932), Petru Cupcea (1932-1940), Cornel Darabant (1940-1945), Gheorghe Țurcaș (2004-2009) served as vicars of Șimleu Silvaniei. The old Greek Catholic church was destroyed by a storm in 1866. Notre Dame Church was built between 1871 and 1873.
  In 1919, Simion Bărnutiu Național College, the first Romanian language high school in Sălaj County was founded here, and today the town is home to three high schools.
  In 1940, Șimleu Silvaniei, along with the rest of Northern Transylvania, was given to Hungary through the Second Vienna Award imposed by Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy; Romania regained the area in 1944.
  Since 1997, inside Bic Monastery, there is the wooden church from Stâna; built in 1778 it has a rectangular plan with nave and pronave.
caption: Șimleu Silvaniei Fort built by the Báthory family
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