Creaca () is a commune located in

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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,

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, an ancient Roman city in

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was built on the western part of the commune. The city was the most north-eastern outpost of the

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, and garrisoned 5,000 auxiliary soldiers transferred from

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, and

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Demographics

At the 2002 census, 97.8% of inhabitants were

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and 2.1%

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. 71.1% were

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, 13.8%

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, 12.5%

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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

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countries. The ones who stayed work in

Zalău Zalău (, unofficial and former official name: (; or , , ) is the seat of Sălaj County, Romania. In 2021, its estimated population was 52,359. History Ancient times Zalău is situated in the area inhabited by "Free Dacians", away from the h ...

, commuting between Zalău and the commune's villages. In the

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, 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

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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