Creaca

For Bârza village in Mureș County, called Borza in Hungarian, see Sânger.

Creaca
Commune
Porolissum
Location in Sălaj County
Creaca Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°11′50″N 23°14′0″E / 47.19722°N 23.23333°E / 47.19722; 23.23333
Country	Romania
County	Sălaj
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Ioan-Eugen Terec[1]
Area	74.16 km^2 (28.63 sq mi)
Highest elevation	650 m (2,130 ft)
Lowest elevation	200 m (660 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[2]	2,890
• Density	39.0/km^2 (101/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	457096
Area code	+40 260 and +40 360
Vehicle reg.	SJ
Website	comunacreaca.ro

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

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

References

1. "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
2. "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics.
3. "Rezultatele finale ale alegerilor locale din 2024" (Json). Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă. Retrieved 23 October 2024.

External links

• Official site