Sălsig
commune in Maramureș County, Romania
Sălsig (Hungarian: Szélszeg) is a commune in Maramureș County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Sălsig. It also included Gârdani village until 2004, when it was split off to form a separate commune.
The commune is located in the southwestern part of Maramureș County, 36 km (22 mi) from the county seat, Baia Mare. It lies on the banks of the river Someș and its left tributary, the river Sălaj.
“Sălsig” enters the record as commune in Maramureș County, Romania. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Sălsig, commune and Maramureș can confirm, complicate or overturn.
Why this record matters
“Sălsig” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Sălsig, commune and Maramureș provides the most credible route into that argument.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Dec 24, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q5054278. Authority coordinates are 47.526, 23.302. 2 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2004.
A single description cannot reconcile every naming convention, rebuilding phase or administrative transfer associated with a place. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
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Questions for further research
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This entry incorporates text from “Sălsig” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.