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Letca (Hungarian: Létka) is a commune located in Sălaj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of nine villages: Ciula (Gyulaszeg), Cuciulat (Kocsoládfalva), Cozla (Kecskés), Letca, Lemniu (Lemény), Purcăreț (Pórkerec), Șoimușeni (Kővársolymos), Toplița (Szamoshéviz) and Vălișoara (Dióspatak).

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Villages

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Purcăreț village had 139 inhabitants at the 2002 census. It is located on the right bank of the Someș River, and borders Maramureș County. It is first attested in a document of 1543, referred to as Porkerecz. Other documents refer to it as Porkoricza (1553), Pwrkerecz, Purkerech (1566), Purkeritz (1733), Porkeresty (1750), Purkeretz (1760-1762), Purkuretz (1830), Purkuretzi (1850), Purkerecz, Purcureți (1854), and finally Purcăreț (1966).[3] The noble family Lazăr of Purcăreț originates from this village.[4] The Wooden Church from Purcăreț is traditionally dated from 1698, although the Culture Ministry cites 1740 and researcher Ioana Cristache-Panait says it is from the first half of the 19th century.[citation needed]

Sights

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  • Wooden Church “St. Mary” in Letca, built in the 17th century (1665), historic monument
  • Wooden Church “St. Archangels” in Letca, built in the 18th century, historic monument
  • Wooden Church in Purcăreț, built in the 19th century, historic monument
  • Wooden Church in Șoimușeni, built in the 19th century, historic monument
  • Wooden Church in Toplița, built in the 19th century (1864), historic monument
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