Creaca

"Jac" redirects here. For other uses, see JAC.

"Borza" redirects here. For Bârza village in Mureş County, called Borza in Hungarian, see Sânger.

Creaca
Porolissum
Creaca Location of Creaca
Coordinates: 47°9′58″N 23°12′0″E / 47.16611°N 23.2°E / 47.16611; 23.2Coordinates: 47°9′58″N 23°12′0″E / 47.16611°N 23.2°E / 47.16611; 23.2
Country	Romania
County	Sălaj
Commune	Creaca
Development region1	North West Development Region
Historic region	Transylvania
Government
– Mayor	Terec Eugen (Democratic Liberal Party)
Area
– Total	745 km2 (287.6 sq mi)
Highest elevation	650 m (2,133 ft)
Lowest elevation	200 m (656 ft)
Population (2002)
– Total	3,046
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
– Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal Code	457096
Area code(s)	+40 260 and +40 3602
Currency	RON
Official language	Romanian
Ambulance	Zalău
Police	Creaca
Fire	Jibou
Car Plates	SJ
Website	http://www.primariacreaca.eu
1The development regions of Romania have no administrative role and were formed in order to manage funds from the  European Union. 2+40 x60: x is a digit indicating the operator: 2 for Romtelecom and 3 for the other ground telephone networks

Creaca (Hungarian: Karika) is a commune located in Sălaj County, Romania.

Villages

The commune is composed of nine villages: Borza (Egregyborzova), Brebi (Beréd), Brusturi (Somróújfalu), Ciglean (Csiglen), Creaca, Jac (Zsákfalva), Lupoaia (Farkasmező), Prodăneşti (Prodánfalva) and Viile Jacului. The largest village in terms of population and area is Jac, and the smallest is Viile Jacului (Szállásszőlőhegy).

History

In the 1st century AD, Porolissum, 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

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  View of Jac village

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  Bust of Trajan in Jac

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  Wooden Orthodox church in Jac

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  Old mine in Jac

References

External links

• Official site