Creaca
Encyclopedia
Creaca is a commune located in Sălaj County
, Romania
.
, 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
.
and 2.1% Roma. 71.1% were Romanian Orthodox, 13.8% Baptist
, 12.5% Pentecostal
and 2.1% stated they belonged to another religion.
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.
Salaj County
Sălaj is a county of Romania, in the historical regions of Crișana and Transylvania, with the capital city at Zalău.-Geography:Sălaj county has a total area of ....
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
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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), 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 ADAnno Domini
and Before Christ are designations used to label or number years used with the Julian and Gregorian calendars....
, Porolissum
Porolissum
Porolissum was an ancient Roman city in Dacia. Established as a military camp in 106 during Trajan's Dacian Wars, the city quickly grew through trade with the native Dacians and became the capital of the province Dacia Porolissensis in 124. The site is one of the largest and best-preserved...
, an ancient Roman city in Dacia
Dacia
In ancient geography, especially in Roman sources, Dacia was the land inhabited by the Dacians or Getae as they were known by the Greeks—the branch of the Thracians north of the Haemus range...
was built on the western part of the commune. The city was the most north-eastern outpost of the Roman Empire
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
, and garrisoned 5,000 auxiliary soldiers transferred from Spain
Spain
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, Gaul
Gaul
Gaul was a region of Western Europe during the Iron Age and Roman era, encompassing present day France, Luxembourg and Belgium, most of Switzerland, the western part of Northern Italy, as well as the parts of the Netherlands and Germany on the left bank of the Rhine. The Gauls were the speakers of...
, and Britain
Roman Britain
Roman Britain was the part of the island of Great Britain controlled by the Roman Empire from AD 43 until ca. AD 410.The Romans referred to the imperial province as Britannia, which eventually comprised all of the island of Great Britain south of the fluid frontier with Caledonia...
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Demographics
At the 2002 census, 97.8% of inhabitants were RomaniansRomanians
The Romanians are an ethnic group native to Romania, who speak Romanian; they are the majority inhabitants of Romania....
and 2.1% Roma. 71.1% were Romanian Orthodox, 13.8% Baptist
Baptist Union of Romania
The Baptist Union of Romania is an alliance of Baptist churches for cooperative ministry in Romania. Since independent churches have no legal standing in Romania, the Baptist Union also provides a mediatorial relationship between churches and government.The first modern-era Baptists in Romania...
, 12.5% Pentecostal
Pentecostal Union of Romania
The Pentecostal Union of Romania is Romania's fourth-largest religious body and one of its eighteen officially recognised religious denominations. At the 2002 census, 330,486 Romanians declared themselves to be Pentecostals; ethnically, they were 85.2% Romanians, 10.6% Roma, 1.9% Ukrainians, 1.8%...
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 UnionEuropean Union
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countries. The ones who stayed work in Zalău
Zalau
Zalău is the seat of Sălaj County, Transylvania, Romania. In 2004, its estimated population was 62,900.- Ancient times :Zalău is situated in the area inhabited by "Free Dacians", 8 kilometers away from the historical landmark of Porolissum, a well-preserved Roman Castrum with an imposing fortress,...
, commuting between Zalău and the commune's villages. In the communist era
Communist Romania
Communist Romania was the period in Romanian history when that country was a Soviet-aligned communist state in the Eastern Bloc, with the dominant role of Romanian Communist Party enshrined in its successive constitutions...
, the people worked mostly in Zalău and on state farms.