Jucu
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).
Jucu | |
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.jpg.webp) Orthodox church in Jucu de Mijloc | |
 Location in Cluj County | |
  Jucu Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 46°51′18″N 23°47′36″E | |
| 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) |
| Population (2011-10-31)[2] | 4,270 |
| • Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 407354 |
| Area code | +40 x64 |
| Vehicle reg. | CJ |
| Website | www |
Economy
In 2007, Nokia started a €200 million investment in Jucu, building a cellphone factory that had 4000 employees. It had begun production in 2008, but the factory closed in 2011.[3]
German car components manufacturer Bosch also opened a factory in Jucu and a centre dedicated for training students in the dual educational system.[4]
Population
According to the census from 2011 there was a total population of 4,270 people living in Jucu. Of this population, 84.26% were ethnic Romanians and 11.62% were ethnic Hungarians.
| Census,[5][6] | Ethnicity | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
Buildings and administration
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
- George Bariț (1812–1893), historian, philologist, playwright, politician, businessman, and journalist, the founder of the Romanian language press in Transylvania
Image gallery
Winter in Vișea
Lifestyle in Vișea
Nokia Factory
References
- "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- Florescu, Remus (May 8, 2017). "România lucrului prost făcut. Jucu, "comuna Nokia", are două baze sportive de milioane, dar nu are canalizare". Adevărul (in Romanian). Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- "Bosch opens training center for students near Cluj".
- Varga E. Árpád: Erdély etnikai és felekezeti statisztikája (1850-1992)
- Ethnocultural Diversity Resource Center
