In 1876 , Zalău became the seat of the Szilágy County . Since union of Transylvania with Romania ( 1918 ) it has been part of Romania – except between 1940 – 1944 when Northern Transylvania was under the Hungarian rule after the Second Vienna Award . When entered in Zalău on September 8 , 1940 , the Hungarian Army troops killed 11 persons just outside the city , in Ciumărna ; Treznea massacre occurred in a nearby village in the next day
Treznea massacre
Treznea massacre
Zalău