Chiochiș

Chiochiș (Hungarian: Kékes) is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of ten villages: Apatiu (Dellőapáti), Bozieș (Magyarborzás), Buza Cătun (Buzaifogadók), Chețiu (Ketel), Chiochiș, Jimbor (Szászzsombor; German: Sommer), Manic (Mányik), Sânnicoară (Aranyosszentmiklós), Strugureni (Mezőveresegyháza; Rothkirch), and Țentea (Cente).

Chiochiș Kékes
Commune
Wooden church in Apatiu
Location in Bistrița-Năsăud County
Chiochiș Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°59′N 24°11′E
Country	Romania
County	Bistrița-Năsăud
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Vasile-Adrian Silasi (PNL)
Area	91.13 km2 (35.19 sq mi)
Elevation	343 m (1,125 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)	2,629
• Density	29/km2 (75/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	427045
Area code	+40 x59
Vehicle reg.	BN
Website	www.chiochis.ro

Geography

The commune lies on the Transylvanian Plateau, on the banks of the river Apatiu and its tributary, the river Beudiu. It is located in the southwestern part of the county, on the border with Cluj County, at a distance of 27 km (17 mi) from the town of Beclean and 42 km (26 mi) from the county seat, Bistrița; the city of Gherla is 31 km (19 mi) to the west, in Cluj County.

Demographics

At the 2011 census, 73.2% of the population were Romanians, 24.1% Hungarians and 2.5% Roma. At the 2002 census, 68.7% were Romanian Orthodox, 22.1% Reformed, 4% Pentecostal, 2% Baptist, and 1.8% Greek-Catholic.

Notable people

• Iuliu Prodan (1875–1959), botanist
• Cornelia Filipaș (born 1926), communist politician

Places of interest

The following churches are situated in the commune:

• Bozieș wooden church
• Bozieș Reformed church
• Buza Cătun wooden church
• Manic wooden church
• Strugureni wooden church
• Strugureni Reformed church

On the western side of the village of Manic there is a string of lakes, set up in 1980; the lakes are rich in Prussian carp.

References

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  Reformed church in Chiochiș
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  Orthodox church in Apatiu
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  View of Strugureni
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  Manic dam