Cergău

Cergău (German: Schergied; Hungarian: Cserged) is a commune located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania.

These groups were originally of the Bogomil and Paulician sects respectively and were subject to religious persecution by the Eastern Orthodox authorities of the Second Bulgarian Empire.

In 1995, a 75-year-old local, Linca Secel, was able to recite two prayers in a Bulgarian dialect by heart, with no understanding of the meaning.

[3] In the 1930 census, the village had a population of 830, of whom 762 identified as Romanians, 58 as Gypsies, 8 as Germans, 2 as Hungarians, and none as Bulgarians.

[4] The historically Bulgarian population of Cergău Mic may be related to that of other historically Bulgarian villages in Transylvania proper, such as the commune centre Cergău Mare, Rusciori and Bungard in Sibiu County, and the Șchei neighbourhood of Brașov.

Circular phalera having the representation of a horseman with shield. Part of the Dacian Silver Hoard of Lupu , 1st century BC. Found at Lupu in 1978. It has military and religious significance, being a representation of a God of War , possibly related to the Thracian Rider .