Jucu
Jucu | |
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.jpg) Orthodox church in Jucu de Mijloc | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Cluj County | |
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| Country | Romania |
| County | Cluj |
| Subdivisions | Gădălin, Juc-Herghelie, Jucu de Mijloc, Jucu de Sus, Vișea |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Valentin-Dorel Pojar[1] (PSD) |
Area | 85.13 km2 (32.87 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 325 m (1,066 ft) |
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| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 407354 |
| Area code | +40 x64 |
| Vehicle reg. | CJ |
| Website | primariajucu |
Jucu (Hungarian: Zsuk; German: Schucken) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Gădălin (Kötelend), Juc-Herghelie (Zsukiménes), Jucu de Mijloc (Nemeszsuk), commune centre Jucu de Sus (Felsőzsuk), and Vișea (Visa).
Economy
[edit | edit source]In 2007, Nokia started a €200 million investment in Jucu, building a cellphone factory that had 4,000 employees. It had begun production in 2008, but the factory closed in 2011.[2]
German car components manufacturer Bosch also opened a factory in Jucu and a centre dedicated for training students in the dual educational system.[3]
Population
[edit | edit source]According to the census from 2011, there were 4,270 people living in Jucu; of this population, 84.26% were ethnic Romanians and 11.62% ethnic Hungarians. At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 5,349; of those, 80.2% were Romanians and 8.6% Hungarians.[4]
| Census[5][6] | Ethnicity | |||||||
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| Year | Population | Romanians | Hungarians | Germans | Roma people | Other | ||
| 1850 | 2529 | 2126 | 242 | 2 | 109 | 50 | ||
| 1880 | 2584 | 2029 | 437 | 6 | 112 | |||
| 1890 | 3055 | 2404 | 601 | 6 | 44 | |||
| 1900 | 3314 | 2608 | 648 | 29 | 29 | |||
| 1910 | 3799 | 3010 | 737 | 7 | 45 | |||
| 1920 | 3893 | 3266 | 575 | 52 | ||||
| 1930 | 4382 | 3691 | 630 | 4 | 33 | 24 | ||
| 1930 | 4382 | 3649 | 635 | 4 | 68 | 26 | ||
| 1941 | 5238 | 4295 | 909 | 6 | 10 | 18 | ||
| 1956 | 5841 | 5027 | 773 | 2 | 33 | 6 | ||
| 1966 | 5452 | 4760 | 690 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 2002 | 4086 | 3524 | 516 | 1 | 43 | 2 | ||
| 2011 | 4270 | |||||||
| 2021 | 5349 | |||||||
Buildings and administration
[edit | edit source]High-power broadcasting station: 3 masts 165 metres tall. The station broadcasts on 909 kHz with 200 kW and 1152 kHz with 950 kW.
Jucu is administered by a mayor and a local council composed of 13 councilors.
Natives
[edit | edit source]- George Bariț (1812–1893), historian, philologist, playwright, politician, businessman, and journalist, the founder of the Romanian language press in Transylvania
References
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- ^ Varga E. Árpád: Erdély etnikai és felekezeti statisztikája (1850-1992)
- ^ Ethnocultural Diversity Resource Center
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Kemény castle in Jucu -
Winter in Vișea
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Lifestyle in Vișea
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Former Nokia Factory
