Type: | commune |
County: | Cluj |
Population Total: | auto |
Subdivisions: | Căprioara, Ciubanca, Ciubăncuța, Elciu, Escu, Jurca, Osoi, Pustuța, Recea-Cristur |
Recea-Cristur | |
Coordinates: | 47.0803°N 23.5228°W |
Area Total Km2: | 76.19 |
Leader Name: | Laurian-Alexandru Rus[1] |
Leader Party: | PNL |
Term: | 2020 - 2024 |
Postal Code: | 407480 |
Recea-Cristur (Hungarian: Récekeresztúr) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. In Romanian, "recea" refers to a cold place. The commune is composed of nine villages: Căprioara (Kecskeháta), Ciubanca (Alsócsobánka), Ciubăncuța (Felsőcsobánka), Elciu (Völcs), Escu (Veck), Jurca (Gyurkapataka), Osoi (Aszó), Pustuța (Pusztaújfalu) and Recea-Cristur.
The first documentary mention of the village of Recea-Cristur dates back to the year 1320.
According to the census from 2002 there was a total population of 1,701 people living in this commune. Of this population, 89.24% are ethnic Romanians, 9.93% ethnic Romani and 0.76% are ethnic Hungarians.[2]