Sâncraiu

Sâncraiu (Kalotaszentkirály in Hungarian) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania.

Sâncraiu Kalotaszentkirály
Commune
Location in Cluj County
Sâncraiu Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°49′47″N 22°59′18″E
Country	Romania
County	Cluj
Subdivisions	Alunișu, Brăișoru, Domoșu, Horlacea, Sâncraiu
Government
• Mayor	Andrei Poka (since 2004) (UDMR)
Area	56.83 km^2 (21.94 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]	1,633
• Density	29/km^2 (74/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.	CJ

Alunişu village

Villages

The commune is composed of five villages: Alunișu (Magyarókereke), Domoșu (Kalotadámos), Brăișoru (Malomszeg), Horlacea (Jákótelke) and Sâncraiu.

Horlacea

Horlacea (Hungarian: Jákótelke, German: Jakkesteig) is a small village located in the commune of Sâncraiu.

Tourism

Horlacea has no paved roads or scheduled railway service, and consequently provides a very rustic agritourism experience. It is an isolated settlement in the Apuseni Mountains, in the heart of Transylvania.

Geography

It has a population of 177 people (2002). The closest town is Huedin.

Demographics

At the 2011 census, 78.4% of inhabitants were Hungarians and 20.3% Romanians.[2]

References

1. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
2. Tab8. Populaţia stabilă după etnie – judeţe, municipii, oraşe, comune, 2011 census results, Institutul Național de Statistică, accessed 17 February 2020.

• Atlasul localităților județului Cluj (Cluj County Localities Atlas), Suncart Publishing House, Cluj-Napoca

External links

• (in Romanian and Hungarian) Administrative map of the county
• (in English, Romanian, and Hungarian) Sâncraiu, sights, events, map