Creaca ( hu, 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 Porolissum was an ancient Roman city in Dacia. Established as a military camp in 106 during Trajan's Dacian Wars, the city quickly grew through trade with the native Dacians and became the capital of the province Dacia Porolissensis in 124. The sit ...

, 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.

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

The main occupations involve the farms around the village. Most of the men are gone to work in other European Union countries. The ones who stayed work in Zalău, commuting between Zalău and the commune's villages. In the communist era, the people worked mostly in Zalău and on state farms.

Gallery

File:TheViewofJac.JPG, View of Jac village File:Marcus Traianus bust in Jac, Romania.jpg, Bust of Trajan in Jac File:Jac biserica.JPG, Wooden Orthodox church in Jac File:Old mine in Jac, Romania.JPG, Old mine in Jac

References

External links

Official site
{{Sălaj County Communes in Sălaj County Localities in Crișana