Recea-Cristur is a commune in Cluj County

Cluj County

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Romanian language

Romanian Romanian Romanian (or Daco-Romanian; obsolete spellings Rumanian, Roumanian; self-designation: română, limba română ("the Romanian language") or românește (lit. "in Romanian") is a Romance language spoken by around 24 to 28 million people, primarily in Romania and Moldova...

, "recea" refers to a cold place. The commune is composed of nine villages: Căprioara, Ciubanca, Ciubăncuţa, Elciu, Escu, Jurca, Osoi, Pustuţa and Recea-Cristur.

History

The first documentary mention of the village of Recea-Cristur dates back to the year 1320.

Demographics

According to the census from 2002

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 there was a total population of 1,701 people living in this commune. Of this population, 89.24% are ethnic Romanians, 9.93% ethnic Rroma and 0.76% are ethnic Hungarians.