Hereclean ( hu, Haraklány) is a

commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

located in

Sălaj County Sălaj County () (also known as ''Land of Silvania'', ''silva, -ae'' means "forest") is a county ('' județ'') of Romania, located in the north-west of the country, in the historical regions of Crișana and Transylvania. It is bordered to the nort ...

Crișana Crișana ( hu, Körösvidék, german: Kreischgebiet) is a geographical and historical region in north-western Romania, named after the Criș (Körös) River and its three tributaries: the Crișul Alb, Crișul Negru, and Crișul Repede. In Roma ...

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

. It is composed of six villages: Badon (''Bádon''), Bocșița (''Magyarbaksa''), Dioșod (''Diósad''), Guruslău (''Magyargoroszló''), Hereclean and Panic (''Szilágypanit'').

Sights

* Wooden Church in Bocșița, built in the 17th century (1625),

historic monument A monument is a type of structure that was explicitly created to commemorate a person or event, or which has become relevant to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, due to its artistic, hist ...

* Reformed Church in Guruslău, completed in 1835 * Guruslău, Monument Mihai Viteazul, built in the 20th century (1976), historic monument * Stejărișul Panic Nature reserve (2 ha) * Stejărișul de baltă Panic Nature reserve (1.70 ha)

Politics

Vasile Păcală was elected as the mayor in 2000 and 2004. Mayor Francisc Dobrai (born 1968, Dioșod) was elected the first time in 2008 as a member of the

Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania The Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (DAHR; hu, Romániai Magyar Demokrata Szövetség, RMDSZ; ro, Uniunea Democrată Maghiară din România, UDMR) is a political party in Romania which aims to represent the significant Hungarian m ...

and re-elected in 2012. Before 2008, Dobrai had served as a local councilor for eight years.

2012 election

The Hereclean Council, elected in the 2012 local government elections, is made up of 13 councilors, with the following party composition: 7-

, 4-

Social Liberal Union The Social Liberal Union ( ro, Uniunea Social Liberală, USL) was a grand coalition of several political parties in Romania. The alliance contained two major centre-left and centre-right parties, more specifically the Social Democratic Party (PSD ...

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2008 election

The Hereclean Council, elected in the 2008 local government elections, is made up of 13 councilors, with the following party composition:

Gallery

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Battle of Guruslău The Battle of Guruslău or Battle of Goroszló ( hu, goroszlói csata) was fought on 3 August 1601, between the troops of the Habsburg monarchy led by Giorgio Basta, the Cossacks and Wallachia led by Michael the Brave on one side, and the ...

File:Badon in the 18th century.jpg, Badon in the 18th century File:Josephinische Landaufnahme pg027.jpg, Hereclean in the 18th century File:Bocsita4.jpg, Bocșița

References

External links

Primaria Hereclean
{{Sălaj County Communes in Sălaj County Localities in Crișana