Ciucea

Ciucea (Romanian: [ˈtʃjutʃe̯a]; Hungarian: Csucsa [ˈt͡ʃut͡ʃɒ]; German: Tschetsch) is a commune of Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania, situated 20 km (12 mi) northwest of Huedin on the right bank of the Crișul 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
Commune
The Ciucea castle
Location in Cluj County
Ciucea Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°57′13″N 22°48′27″E
Country	Romania
County	Cluj
Established	1384
Subdivisions	Ciucea, Vânători
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Radu-Florin Abrudan[1] (PNL)
Area	46.56 km2 (17.98 sq mi)
Elevation	435 m (1,427 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[2]	1,293
• Density	28/km2 (72/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	407225
Area code	+40 x64
Vehicle reg.	CJ
Website	primariaciucea.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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2002	1,745	—
2011	1,547	−11.3%
2021	1,293	−16.4%
Source: Census data

According to the census from 2002 there were 1,745 people living in this commune; of this population, 99.23% were ethnic Romanians, 0.61% ethnic Hungarians, and 0.09% ethnic Roma.^[3] At the 2021 census, the population of Ciucea had decreased to 1,293; of those, 92.58% were Romanians.^[4]

See also

• Battle of Ciucea

References

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