Pericei (Hungarian: Szilágyperecsen) is a commune located in Sălaj County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Bădăcin (Szilágybadacsony), Pericei, Periceiu Mic (Kisperecsentanya), and Sici (Somlyószécs).
Pericei
Szilágyperecsen | |
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_si_Biserica_Ortodoxa_(fundal).jpg) Churches in Bădăcin village | |
 Location in Sălaj County | |
  Pericei Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 47°13′54″N 22°51′52″E / 47.23167°N 22.86444°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Sălaj |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Csaba Boncidai[1] (UDMR) |
| Area | 59.60 km2 (23.01 sq mi) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 3,497 |
| • Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 457265-66 |
| Area code | +40 x60 |
| Vehicle reg. | SJ |
| Website | comunapericei |
Geography
editThe commune is located in the central part of the county, 5.5 km (3.4 mi) east of the town of Șimleu Silvaniei and 22 km (14 mi) west of the county seat, Zalău; it is traversed by national road DN1H, which connects the two localities. Pericei lies on the banks of the river Crasna.
Sights
edit- Orthodox Church in Bădăcin, built in the 18th century (1705), historic monument[3]
- Reformed Church, Pericei, completed in 1769[4]
- Iuliu Maniu native house in Bădăcin, built in the 19th century (1890), historic monument[5]
- Orthodox church in Sici, built 1808. In the 17th-18th centuries the inhabitants of Sici were Calvinist Hungarians with a Protestant church.[6] After political boundary changes, the inhabitants were Orthodox Romanians.
Politics
edit2012 election
editThe Pericei Council, elected in the 2012 local government elections, is made up of 21 councilors, with the following party composition: 9-Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania, 3-Democratic Liberal Party, 1-Hungarian Civic Party. Mayor Csaba Boncidai was re-elected.[7]
| Party | Seats | 2012 Zalău Council | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania | 9 | ||||||||||
| Democratic Liberal Party | 3 | ||||||||||
| Hungarian Civic Party | 1 | ||||||||||
2008 elections
editMayor Csaba Boncidai was re-elected.
2004 elections
editCsaba Boncidai was elected mayor of the commune.
| Party | Seats | 2004 Pericei Council | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania | 8 | |||||||||
| Social Democratic Party | 2 | |||||||||
| Democratic Party | 1 | |||||||||
| National Liberal Party | 1 | |||||||||
| Christian-Democratic National Peasants' Party | 1 | |||||||||
Natives
editReferences
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- ^ "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.
- ^ welcometoromania.ro Old Church in Bădăcin, retrieved on May 20, 2012
- ^ "Pericei, Reformed church". Welcome to Romania. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ welcometoromania.ro - Iuliu Maniu native house in Bădăcin, Sălaj County, retrieved on May 20, 2012
- ^ Dr. Dionisie Stoica, Ioan P. Lazăr, Schița monografică a Sălagiului, p. 271.
- ^ Alegerile locale in Sălaj, rezultate finale!
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