Ciucea

Ciucea (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈtʃʲutʃe̯a]; Hungarian: Csucsa, pronounced [ˈt͡ʃut͡ʃɒ]; German: Tschetsch) is a commune of Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania, situated 20 km northwest of Huedin on the right bank of the Crişul Repede River. It is composed of two villages, Ciucea and Vânători (Börvény). It also included three other villages from 1968 to 2002, when these were split off to form Negreni Commune.

Ciucea
Ciucea castle
Location in Cluj County
Ciucea
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°57′13″N 22°48′27″E
Country Romania
CountyCluj
Established1384
SubdivisionsCiucea, Vânători
Government
  MayorAbrudan Radu Florin
Area
46.56 km2 (17.98 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
1,547
  Density33/km2 (86/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Area code+40 x64
Vehicle reg.CJ
Websiteprimariaciucea.ro

Endre Ady lived in the Castle during World War I, when it was owned by the family of his wife Berta Boncza.

The Octavian Goga Memorial House is located in Ciucea.

Demographics

According to the census from 2002 there was a total population of 4,426 people living in this town. Of this population, 99.23% are ethnic Romanians, 0.61% are ethnic Hungarians and 0.09% ethnic Roma.[2]

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References

  • Atlasul localităților județului Cluj (Cluj County Localities Atlas), Suncart Publishing House, Cluj-Napoca, ISBN 973-86430-0-7

Notes

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