Mărișel (Hungarian: Havasnagyfalu; German: Marischel) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Mărișel.

Mărișel
Location in Cluj County
Location in Cluj County
Mărișel is located in Romania
Mărișel
Mărișel
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°41′7″N 23°6′31″E / 46.68528°N 23.10861°E / 46.68528; 23.10861
CountryRomania
CountyCluj
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
1,499
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.CJ

The Mărișelu Hydroelectric Power Station is located on the administrative territory of the commune.

Demographics

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At the census from 2011 there were 1,468 people living in the commune; of those, 99.99% were ethnic Romanians. According to the 2021 census, the population had increased to 1,499, with 92.26% Romanians.[2]

Natives

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  • Pelaghia Roșu (1800 – 1870), revolutionary who participated in the Wallachian Revolution of 1848

References

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  1. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  2. ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
  • Atlasul localităților județului Cluj (Cluj County Localities Atlas), Suncart Publishing House, Cluj-Napoca, ISBN 973-86430-0-7