Așchileu

Așchileu (Hungarian: Esküllő; German: Gross-Schwalbendorf) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Așchileu Mare (the commune center; Nagyesküllő), Așchileu Mic (Kisesküllő), Cristorel (Ördögkeresztúr), Dorna (Dorna) and Fodora (Magyarfodorháza).

Așchileu
Location in Cluj County
Așchileu
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°59′00″N 23°29′03″E
Country Romania
CountyCluj
Established1320
SubdivisionsAșchileu Mare, Așchileu Mic, Cristorel, Dorna, Fodora
Government
  MayorBăgărean Mircea
Area
65.12 km2 (25.14 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
1,601
  Density25/km2 (64/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
407046
Area code+40 x64
Vehicle reg.CJ
Websitewww.comunaaschileu.ro

After the death of Gelou, the peace between the Romanians and Tuhum, the leader of the Hungarian invaders in the 10th century, was arranged at Așchileu.[2]

Demographics

According to the 2002 census, Romanians made up 83.7% of the population, Hungarians made up 10.86% and Roma made up 5.43%.[3]

Notes

  1. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  2. Ioan-Aurel Pop, "Rădăcinile medievale ale regiunii (provinciei) istorice Transilvania : (secolele IX-XIII)", p. 150, in Economia regională: ipostaze rurale şi urbane, ed. Iosif Marin Balog, Rudolf Gräf, Ioan Lumperdean. Presa Universitară Clujeană, Cluj-Napoca, 2011
  3. 2002 census data for Aşchileu Mare, Cluj
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