Recea-Cristur

Recea-Cristur
Commune
Location in Cluj County
Location in Cluj County
Recea-Cristur is located in Romania
Recea-Cristur
Recea-Cristur
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°04′49″N 23°31′22″E / 47.08028°N 23.52278°E / 47.08028; 23.52278
CountryRomania
CountyCluj
SubdivisionsCăprioara, Ciubanca, Ciubăncuța, Elciu, Escu, Jurca, Osoi, Pustuța, Recea-Cristur
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Laurian-Alexandru Rus[1] (PNL)
Area
76.19 km2 (29.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
1,453
 • Density19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
407480
Vehicle reg.CJ

Recea-Cristur (Hungarian: Récekeresztúr) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. In Romanian, "recea" refers to a cold place. The commune is composed of nine villages: Căprioara (Kecskeháta), Ciubanca (Alsócsobánka), Ciubăncuța (Felsőcsobánka), Elciu (Völcs), Escu (Veck), Jurca (Gyurkapataka), Osoi (Aszó), Pustuța (Pusztaújfalu) and Recea-Cristur.

History

The first documentary mention of the village of Recea-Cristur dates back to the year 1320.

Demographics

According to the census from 2002 there was a total population of 1,701 people living in this commune. Of this population, 89.24% are ethnic Romanians, 9.93% ethnic Romani and 0.76% are ethnic Hungarians.[3]

Natives

References

  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. ^ "Structura Etno-demografică a României".
  • Atlasul localităților județului Cluj (Cluj County Localities Atlas), Suncart Publishing House, Cluj-Napoca, ISBN 973-86430-0-7
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