Așchileu

Așchileu
Location in Cluj County
Location in Cluj County
Așchileu is located in Romania
Așchileu
Așchileu
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°59′00″N 23°29′03″E / 46.98333°N 23.48417°E / 46.98333; 23.48417
CountryRomania
CountyCluj
Established1320
SubdivisionsAșchileu Mare, Așchileu Mic, Cristorel, Dorna, Fodora
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Ana Cighir[1] (PNL)
Area
65.12 km2 (25.14 sq mi)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
1,397
 • Density21/km2 (56/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
407046
Area code+40 x64
Vehicle reg.CJ
Websitewww.comunaaschileu.ro

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).

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.[3]

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%.[4]

Notes

  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ 2002 census data for Aşchileu Mare, Cluj
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