Valcău De Jos
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Valcău de Jos ( hu, Alsóvalkó) is a commune in Sălaj County, Crișana,
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. It is composed of six villages: Lazuri (''Újvágás''), Preoteasa (''Füzespaptelek''), Ratovei (''Rátonbükk''), Sub Cetate (''Valkóváralja''), Valcău de Jos, and Valcău de Sus (''Felsővalkó''). It is southwest of Șimleu Silvaniei.


History

Its name comes from the Slavic word ''vlk'' ("wolf"). Its Hungarian name ''Alsóvalkó'' means "Lower Valkó"; before 1899 it was called ''Magyarvalkó.'' ''Felsővalkó'' ("Upper Valkó") is now Valcău de Sus. Its castle was built in the late 13th century, and was unlawfully occupied by Dezső Elefánti in 1312. King Sigismund of Luxemburg laid siege to it in 1404. In 1665 the Ottoman army destroyed it and it was not rebuilt again.


Population

In 1910 the village had 900 residents, with a Romanian majority and a significant Hungarian minority. In 2002 the commune 3,302 inhabitants: 2,909
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, and one Slovak. At the 2011 census, there were 2,851 inhabitants; of those, 80% were Romanians, 14.7% Roma, and 2.9% Hungarians. At the 2021 census, Valcău de Jos had a population of 3,009, of which 75.74% were Romanians, 17.88% Roma, and 1.6% Hungarians.


Natives

* Lucian Bode (born 1974) politician * Ioan Sârca (1911 – 1991), serial killer and rapist


Sights

* Reformed Church in Valcău de Jos, built in the 19th century (1896), historic monument * Valcău Citadel, medieval fortress built in the 13th century, historic monumentwelcometoromania.ro - Valcău Citadel
retrieved on May 23, 2012


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Valcau De Jos Communes in Sălaj County Localities in Crișana