Șercaia
Encyclopedia
Șercaia is a commune in Brașov County
, Romania
. It is composed of three villages: Hălmeag (Halmagen; Halmágy), Șercaia and Vad (Waadt, Waden; Vád).
Brasov County
Brașov ; ) is a county of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Brașov. The county incorporates within its boundaries most of the Medieval "lands" Burzenland and Făgăraș Land.-Demographics:...
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
. It is composed of three villages: Hălmeag (Halmagen; Halmágy), Șercaia and Vad (Waadt, Waden; Vád).
Natives
- Augustin Bunea (1857-1909), priest and historian
- Alexandru CiurcuAlexandru CiurcuAlexandru Ciurcu was a Romanian inventor and publisher, famous for his invention with Just Buisson of a reaction engine. It used rocket propulsion and was successfully used to power to boat in 1886. The two men envisioned that such motors would later be used for air travel.-Sources:...
(1854-1922), inventor