Crișeni
commune in Sălaj County, Romania
Crișeni (Hungarian: Cigányi) is a commune in Sălaj County, Crișana, Romania. It consists of three villages: Crișeni, Cristur-Crișeni (Szilágyfőkeresztúr), and Gârceiu (Szilágygörcsön). Crișeni village was founded in 1387. The local economy consists of crafts, services, agriculture, trade, and tourism.
The commune is located in the central part of Sălaj County, just north of the county seat, Zalău. It is crossed by national road DN1H and by county road DJ108D; European route E81 links Crișeni to Zalău.
Population
At the 2021 census, Crișeni had a population of 3,326. Of those, 64.9% were Romanians, 20.7% Hungarians, and 6.79% Roma. At the 2011 census, the commune had 2,641 inhabitants.
“Crișeni” enters the record as commune in Sălaj County, Romania. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Crișeni, commune and Sălaj can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 19, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q16427315. Authority coordinates are 47.255, 23.069. None of the 2 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1387, 2021 and 2011.
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