Salva (, ) is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Salva, and included the village of Runcu Salvei until the it was split off to form a separate commune in 2005.
It is a relatively important local railway junction on the line to Sighetu Marmației and line to Vatra Dornei and Suceava.
Natives Maria Butaciu (1940–2018), performer of Romanian transylvanian folklore music; Maria Peter (1925-2005), performer of Romanian transylvanian folklore music; Tănase Tudoran (1659-1763), martyr for the cause of the Năsăud military recruits, originally from the village of Bichigiu; Tiberiu I. Morariu (1905-1982), geographer, corresponding member of the Romanian Academy
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