Creaca
title: "Creaca" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["communes-in-sălaj-county", "localities-in-crișana"] topic_path: "general/communes-in-salaj-county" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creaca" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| type | commune |
| county | Sălaj |
| population_total | auto |
| map_caption | Location in Sălaj County |
| official_name | Creaca |
| image_skyline | The rebuilt Praetorian gate (Porta Praetoria), Porolissum.jpg |
| image_caption | Porolissum |
| image_map | Creaca jud Salaj.png |
| leader_name | Ioan-Eugen Terec |
| leader_term | 2020–2024 |
| area_total_km2 | 74.16 |
| elevation_max_m | 650 |
| elevation_min_m | 200 |
| coordinates | |
| postal_code | 457096 |
| area_code | +40 260 and +40 360 |
| website | |
| :: |
|type = commune |county = Sălaj |population_total = auto |map_caption = Location in Sălaj County |official_name=Creaca |image_shield= |image_skyline=The rebuilt Praetorian gate (Porta Praetoria), Porolissum.jpg |image_caption=Porolissum |image_map = Creaca jud Salaj.png |leader_name = Ioan-Eugen Terec |leader_party = |leader_term = 2020–2024 |area_total_km2=74.16 |elevation_max_m = 650 |elevation_min_m = 200 |coordinates = |postal_code = 457096 |area_code = +40 260 and +40 360 |website = Creaca () 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, 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.
Politics and administration
The commune of Creaca is administered by a mayor and a local council composed of 11 councillors. The mayor, Ioan-Eugen Terec, from the National Liberal Party, has been in office since 2008. As of the 2024 local elections, the local council has the following political party composition: ::data[format=table]
| Party | Seats in 2024 | Current Council | |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Liberal Party (PNL) | 6 | ||
| Social Democratic Party (PSD) | 3 | ||
| Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) | 2 | ||
| :: |
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
Although the commune has rich underground resources—coal at Lupoaia, quartz sands at Borza, and limestone currently exploited at Prodănești—agriculture remains the main branch of activity. The main occupations are tied to farming around the villages, but most of the men have left to work in other European Union countries. Those who remain are employed mainly in Zalău, commuting between Zalău and the commune’s villages. During the communist era, 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
References
- "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau.
- "Rezultatele finale ale alegerilor locale din 2024". Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă.
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