Crișeni

For other uses, see Crișeni (disambiguation).

Crișeni Cigányi
Commune
Crişeni in Sălaj County
Crișeni Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°13′55″N 23°03′03″E / 47.23194°N 23.05083°E / 47.23194; 23.05083
Country	Romania
County	Sălaj County
Commune	Crișeni
Historic region	Transylvania
Government
• Mayor	Andrei Maior (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania)
Area	32.77 km² (12.65 sq mi)
Population (2002)^[1]	2,443
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Website	www.primaria criseni.ro

Crișeni (Hungarian: Cigányi) is a commune in Sălaj County, Romania. It consists of three villages: Crișeni, Cristur-Crișeni (Szilágyfőkeresztúr) and Gârceiu (Szilágygörcsön).

Crișeni village was founded in 1387. The local economy consists of crafts, services, agriculture, trade and tourism.

Population

2,443 people
63% Romanian
32% Hungarian
4% Roma

Sights

Reformed Church in Cristur-Crișeni, built in the late 16th century, historic monument^[2]

Sălaj County, Romania

Cities	Zalău (county seat)

Towns	Șimleu Silvaniei Jibou Cehu Silvaniei

Communes	Agrij Almașu Băbeni Bălan Bănișor Benesat Bobota Bocșa Boghiș Buciumi Camăr Carastelec Chieșd Cizer Coșeiu Crasna Creaca Crișeni Cristolț Cuzăplac Dobrin Dragu Fildu de Jos Gâlgău Gârbou Halmășd Hereclean Hida Horoatu Crasnei Ileanda Ip Letca Lozna Măeriște Marca Meseșenii de Jos Mirșid Năpradea Nușfalău Pericei Plopiș Poiana Blenchii Românași Rus Sâg Sălățig Șamșud Sânmihaiu Almașului Sărmășag Șimișna Someș-Odorhei Surduc Treznea Valcău de Jos Vârșolț Zalha Zimbor

Coordinates: 47°14′N 23°3′E / 47.233°N 23.050°E / 47.233; 23.050

References

↑ Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 1, 2010
↑ welcometoromania.ro - Reformed Church in Cristur-Crișeni, Sălaj County, Romania, retrieved on May 12, 2012

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