Creaca

Creaca (Hungarian: Karika) is a commune located in Sălaj County, Crișana, Romania.

For Bârza village in Mureș County, called Borza in Hungarian, see Sânger.
Creaca
Commune
Location in Sălaj County
Creaca
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°11′50″N 23°14′0″E
Country Romania
CountySălaj
Government
 • MayorEugen Terec[1] (PSD)
Area
74.16 km2 (28.63 sq mi)
Highest elevation
650 m (2,130 ft)
Lowest elevation
200 m (700 ft)
Population
 (2011)[2]
2,803
 • Density38/km2 (98/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
457096
Area code+40 260 and +40 360
Vehicle reg.SJ
Websitecomunacreaca.ro

Villages

The commune is composed of nine villages: Borza (Egregyborzova), Brebi (Beréd), Brusturi (Somróújfalu), Ciglean (Csiglen), Creaca, Jac (Zsákfalva), Lupoaia (Farkasmező), Prodănești (Prodánfalva) and Viile Jacului (Szállásszőlőhegy). The largest village in terms of population and area is Jac, and the smallest is Viile Jacului.

History

In the 1st century AD, Porolissum, an ancient Roman city in Dacia was built on the western part of the commune. The city was the most north-eastern outpost of the Roman Empire, and garrisoned 5,000 auxiliary soldiers transferred from Spain, Gaul, and Britain.

Demographics

At the 2002 census, 97.8% of inhabitants were Romanians and 2.1% Roma. 71.1% were Romanian Orthodox, 13.8% Baptist, 12.5% Pentecostal and 2.1% stated they belonged to another religion.

Education

There is a primary school (grades 1 to 8) in Creaca and Jac and only 1-4 grades in the rest of the villages, except Viile Jacului.

Occupations

The main occupations involve the farms around the village. Most of the men are gone to work in other European Union countries. The ones who stayed work in Zalău, commuting between Zalău and the commune's villages. In the communist era, the people worked mostly in Zalău and on state farms.

  • View of Jac village
  • Bust of Trajan in Jac
  • Wooden Orthodox church in Jac
  • Old mine in Jac

References
  1. "Results of the 2016 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  2. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
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