Creaca
Creaca | |
|---|---|
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 Location in Sălaj County | |
  Creaca Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 47°11′50″N 23°14′0″E / 47.19722°N 23.23333°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Sălaj |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Ioan-Eugen Terec[2] |
Area | 74.16 km2 (28.63 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 650 m (2,130 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 200 m (660 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 2,890 |
| • Density | 39.0/km2 (101/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 457096 |
| Area code | +40 260 and +40 360 |
| Vehicle reg. | SJ |
| Website | comunacreaca |
Creaca (Hungarian: Karika) is a commune located in Sălaj County, Crișana, Romania.
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.
Politics and administration
The commune of Creaca is administered by a mayor and a local council composed of 11 councillors. The mayor, Ioan-Eugen Terec, from the National Liberal Party, has been in office since 2008. As of the 2024 local elections, the local council has the following political party composition:[3]
| Party | Seats in 2024 | Current Council | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Liberal Party (PNL) | 6 | |||||||
| Social Democratic Party (PSD) | 3 | |||||||
| Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) | 2 | |||||||
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
Although the commune has rich underground resources—coal at Lupoaia, quartz sands at Borza, and limestone currently exploited at Prodănești—agriculture remains the main branch of activity. The main occupations are tied to farming around the villages, but most of the men have left to work in other European Union countries. Those who remain are employed mainly in Zalău, commuting between Zalău and the commune’s villages. During the communist era, people worked mostly in Zalău and on state farms.
Gallery
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View of Jac village -
Bust of Trajan in Jac -
Wooden Orthodox church in Jac -
Old mine in Jac
References
- ^ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics. 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ "Rezultatele finale ale alegerilor locale din 2024" (Json). Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
