Salaj

Salaj is a county județ of Romania, positioned within the north-west of the us of a, inside the historical regions of Crișana and Transylvania. It is bordered to the north by Satu Mare and Maramureș counties, to the west and south-west with the aid of Bihor County, and to the south-east by way of Cluj County. Zalau is the county seat as well as its biggest city. On 28 July 1978, a crew of speleologists observed in the cave of Cuciulat Paleolithic paintings approximately 12,000 years old, particular in Romania. Called the "Romanian Altamira", this cave functions numerous red artwork of animals, including horses and tom cats.

These are the primary manifestations of this type acknowledged in Southeastern Europe. The first villages within the current territory of Sălaj County are 7,500 years antique. The first ceramic pots in Sălaj vicinity are approximately the same age. The first homes with several rooms were built on this county about 6,000 years in the past. The most effective fully studied Bronze Age settlement within the Romanian territory is located in Salaj County, in Recea.