Așchileu

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Așchileu
Commune
Location of the settlement on Cluj County map
Location of the settlement on Cluj County map
Așchileu is located in Romania
Așchileu
Location on Romania map
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Country  Romania
County Cluj County
Status Commune
Settled 1320
Commune seat Așchileu Mare
Villages Așchileu Mare, Așchileu Mic, Cristorel, Dorna, Fodora
Government
 • Mayor Băgărean Mircea
Area
 • Total 65.12 km2 (25.14 sq mi)
Population (July 1, 2007)[1]
 • Total 1,755
 • Density 27/km2 (70/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal Code 407046
Area code(s) +40 x64[2]
Website http://www.cjcluj.ro/Aşchileu/

Așchileu (Hungarian: Esküllő; German: Gross-Schwalbendorf) is a commune in Cluj County, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Așchileu Mare (the commune center; Nagyesküllő), Așchileu Mic (Kisesküllő), Cristorel (Ördögkeresztúr), Dorna (Dorna) and Fodora (Magyarfodorháza).

After the death of Gelou, the peace between the Romanians and Tuhum, the leader of the Hungarian invaders in the 10th century, was arranged at Așchileu.[3]

Demographics

According to the 2002 census, Romanians made up 83.7% of the population, Hungarians made up 10.86% and Roma made up 5.43%.[4]

Notes

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  2. x is a digit indicating the operator: 2 for the former national operator, Romtelecom, and 3 for the other ground telephone networks
  3. Ioan-Aurel Pop, "Rădăcinile medievale ale regiunii (provinciei) istorice Transilvania : (secolele IX-XIII)", p. 150, in Economia regională: ipostaze rurale şi urbane, ed. Iosif Marin Balog, Rudolf Gräf, Ioan Lumperdean. Presa Universitară Clujeană, Cluj-Napoca, 2011
  4. 2002 census data for Aşchileu Mare, Cluj


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