Treznea massacre
| Treznea massacre | |
|---|---|
Monument in memory of the victims of the Treznea massacre | |
| Location | Treznea, Sălaj County, Romania (then Ördögkút, Hungary) |
| Coordinates | 47°06′20″N 23°06′29″E / 47.10556°N 23.10806°E |
| Date | 9 September 1940 |
Attack type | massacre |
| Weapons | machine guns, rifles, grenades |
| Deaths | 93 ethnic Romanians and Jews |
| Perpetrator | Hungarian Army, locals |
| Motive | Anti-Romanian sentiment, Antisemitism, Hungarian irredentism |
The Treznea massacre occurred in the village of Treznea, Sălaj in north-western Transylvania on 9 September 1940, in the immediate aftermath of the Second Vienna Award, when Romania ceded Northern Transylvania to Hungary. The massacre was perpretated by Hungarian Army troops with aid from some locals; 93 ethnic Romanians and Jews were killed.