Ciceu-Giurgești (; ) is a commune in

Bistrița-Năsăud County Bistrița-Năsăud () is a county (județ) of Romania, in Transylvania, with its capital city at Bistrița. Name In Hungarian language, Hungarian, it is known as ''Beszterce-Naszód megye'', and in German language, German as ''Kreis Bistritz-N ...

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. It is composed of two villages, Ciceu-Giurgești and Dumbrăveni (''Gáncs''). It also included three other villages until 2002, when they were split off to form Negrilești Commune.

Geography

The commune is located in the eastern part of the county, on the border with

Cluj County Cluj County () is a county () of Romania, in Transylvania. Its seat is Cluj-Napoca. Name In Hungarian language, Hungarian it is known as ''Kolozs megye''. Under the Kingdom of Hungary, a county with an identical name (Kolozs County, ) existed s ...

. It lies on the banks of the river Valea Mare.

Demographics

At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 1,335, of which 91.46% were

Romanians Romanians (, ; dated Endonym and exonym, exonym ''Vlachs'') are a Romance languages, Romance-speaking ethnic group and nation native to Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. Sharing a Culture of Romania, ...

and 3.6%

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Gallery

File:RO BN Ciceu-Giurgesti.jpg, Ciceu-Giurgești village File:RO BN Dumbraveni (8).jpg, Dumbrăveni village File:RO BN Biserica Sfintii Arhangheli din Dumbraveni (2).jpg, Archangels' church in Dumbrăveni village

References

Communes in Bistrița-Năsăud County Localities in Transylvania {{BistriţaNăsăud-geo-stub