Șercaia
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Șercaia is a commune in Brașov County
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 Ciurcu
    Alexandru Ciurcu
    Alexandru 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
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