Așchileu (Hungarian: Esküllő; German: Gross-Schwalbendorf) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Așchileu Mare (the commune center; Nagyesküllő), Așchileu Mic (Kisesküllő), Cristorel (Ördögkeresztúr), Dorna (Dorna) and Fodora (Magyarfodorháza).

Așchileu
Location in Cluj County
Location in Cluj County
Așchileu is located in Romania
Așchileu
Așchileu
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°59′00″N 23°29′03″E / 46.98333°N 23.48417°E / 46.98333; 23.48417
CountryRomania
CountyCluj
Established1320
SubdivisionsAșchileu Mare, Așchileu Mic, Cristorel, Dorna, Fodora
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Ana Cighir[1] (PNL)
Area
65.12 km2 (25.14 sq mi)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
1,397
 • Density21/km2 (56/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
407046
Area code+40 x64
Vehicle reg.CJ
Websitewww.comunaaschileu.ro

After the death of Gelou, the peace between the Romanians and Tuhum, the leader of the Hungarian invaders in the 10th century, was arranged at Așchileu.[3]

Demographics

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According to the 2002 census, Romanians made up 83.7% of the population, Hungarians made up 10.86% and Roma made up 5.43%.[4]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. ^ Ioan-Aurel Pop, "Rădăcinile medievale ale regiunii (provinciei) istorice Transilvania : (secolele IX-XIII)", p. 150, in Economia regională: ipostaze rurale şi urbane, ed. Iosif Marin Balog, Rudolf Gräf, Ioan Lumperdean. Presa Universitară Clujeană, Cluj-Napoca, 2011
  4. ^ 2002 census data for Aşchileu Mare, Cluj