Type: | commune |
County: | Sălaj |
Population Total: | auto |
Cizer | |
Leader Name: | Nicolae Pavel[1] |
Leader Party: | PNL |
Leader Term: | 2020 - 2024 |
Coordinates: | 47.0672°N 22.8619°W |
Elevation Max: | 996 |
Area Total: | 71.23 |
Postal Code: | 457075 |
Cizer (Hungarian: Csizér) is a commune located in Sălaj County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Cizer, Plesca (Palicka) and Pria (Perje).
The commune is located in the southwestern part of the county, away from the county seat, Zalău, on the border with Cluj County.
Cizer is nestled within the Meseș Mountains (a mountain range within the Apuseni Mountains). The highest peak in the Meseș Mountains,, with an elevation of, is located on the territory of the commune.
The commune lies on the banks of the river Crasna; its affluent, the Pria, discharges into the Crasna in the village of Plesca.