Sic ( hu, Szék; german: Secken) is a commune in
Cluj County
Cluj County (; german: Kreis Klausenburg, hu, Kolozs megye) is a county ( județ) of Romania, in Transylvania. Its seat ( ro, Oraș reședință de județ) is Cluj-Napoca (german: Klausenburg).
Name
In Hungarian, it is known as ''Kolozs megye ...
,
Transylvania
Transylvania ( ro, Ardeal or ; hu, Erdély; german: Siebenbürgen) is a historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and south its natural border is the Carpathian Mountains, and to the west the Ap ...
,
Romania
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. It is composed of a single village, Sic.
A former salt-mining town, the commune is located in the eastern part of the county, in the
Transylvanian Plain
The Transylvanian Plain ( ro, Câmpia Transilvaniei; hu, Mezőség, ) is an ethnogeographical area in Transylvania, Romania, located between the Someșul Mare and the Someșul Mic rivers to the north and west and the Mureș River to the south and ...
, south of
Gherla
Gherla (; hu, Szamosújvár; german: Neuschloss) is a municipality in Cluj County, Romania (in the historical region of Transylvania). It is located from Cluj-Napoca on the river Someșul Mic, and has a population of 20,203. Three villages are a ...
and northeast of the county seat,
Cluj-Napoca
; hu, kincses város)
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Demography
At the 2011 census, 93.8% of inhabitants were
Hungarians
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, 3.6%
Romanians
The Romanians ( ro, români, ; dated exonym ''Vlachs'') are a Romance languages, Romance-speaking ethnic group. Sharing a common Culture of Romania, Romanian culture and Cultural heritage, ancestry, and speaking the Romanian language, they l ...
and 0.4%
Roma
Roma or ROMA may refer to:
Places Australia
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** Roma Airport
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. At the 2002 census, 75% were
Hungarian Reformed
The Reformed Church in Hungary ( hu, Magyarországi Református Egyház, MRE) is the largest Protestant church in Hungary, with parishes among the Hungarian diaspora abroad. Today, it is made up of 1,249 congregations in 27 presbyteries and four ...
, 10% Seventh Day Adventists, 6.6%
Roman Catholic
Roman or Romans most often refers to:
*Rome, the capital city of Italy
*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...
s and 3.7%
Romanian Orthodox
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.
Natives
*
György Aranka
References
*''Atlasul localităților județului Cluj'' (Cluj County Localities Atlas), Suncart Publishing House, Cluj-Napoca,
Sic, Cluj
Sic ( hu, Szék; german: Secken) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Sic.
A former salt-mining town, the commune is located in the eastern part of the county, in the Transylvanian Plain, south ...
Localities in Transylvania
Mining communities in Romania
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