Sic, Cluj
Sic
Szék | |
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The wooden church "The Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel" from Sic | |
![]() Location in Cluj County | |
Coordinates: 46°55′47″N 23°53′47″E / 46.92972°N 23.89639°E | |
Country | Romania |
County | Cluj |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2024) | Ioan Sallai[1] (Ind.) |
Area | 56.37 km2 (21.76 sq mi) |
Elevation | 294 m (965 ft) |
Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 2,234 |
• Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
Postal code | 407540 |
Area code | +40 x64 |
Vehicle reg. | CJ |
Website | szek-sic |
Sic (Hungarian: Szék; German: Secken) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Sic.
A former salt-mining town, the commune is located in the eastern part of the county, in the Transylvanian Plain, 15 km (9.3 mi) south of Gherla and 39 km (24 mi) northeast of the county seat, Cluj-Napoca.
Demography
At the 2011 census, the commune had 2,459 inhabitants; 93.8% were Hungarians, 3.6% Romanians, and 0.4% Roma.[3] At the 2002 census, 75% were Hungarian Reformed, 10% Seventh-day Adventists, 6.6% Roman Catholics, and 3.7% Romanian Orthodox.[4] At the 2021 census, Sic had a population of 2,234; of those, 91,18% were Hungarians, 4.83% Romanians, and 1,3% Roma.[5]
Natives
- György Aranka (1737–1817), Hungarian writer
Gallery
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Reformed church
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Franciscan monastery church
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Sóvirág Inn
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House in Sic
References
- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ Tab8. Populația stabilă după etnie – județe, municipii, orașe, comune, 2011 census results, Institutul Național de Statistică, accessed 17 February 2020.
- ^ "Structura Etno-demografică a României".
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
- Atlasul localităților județului Cluj (Cluj County Localities Atlas), Suncart Publishing House, Cluj-Napoca, ISBN 973-86430-0-7