Crișeni () is a commune in

Sălaj County Sălaj County (; ) (also known as ''Land of Silvania'', ''silva, -ae'' means "forest") is a Counties of Romania, county (''județ'') of Romania, located in the north-west of the country, in the Historical regions of Romania, historical regions of ...

Crișana Crișana (, , ) is a geographical and historical region of Romania named after the Criș (Körös) River and its three tributaries: the Crișul Alb, Crișul Negru, and Crișul Repede. In Romania, the term is sometimes extended to include areas ...

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

. 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 Zalău (, unofficial and former official name: (; or , , ) is the seat of Sălaj County, Romania. In 2021, its estimated population was 52,359. History Ancient times Zalău is situated in the area inhabited by "Free Dacians", away from the h ...

. It is crossed by

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and by county road DJ108D;

European route E81 European route E 81 is a road part of the International E-road network. It begins in Constanța, Romania and ends in Mukachevo, Ukraine. The road is long. The road follows the route: Mukachevo – Halmeu – Satu Mare – Zalău – Cluj- ...

links Crișeni to Zalău.

Population

At the 2021 census, Crișeni had a population of 3,326. Of those, 64.9% 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, ...

, 20.7%

Hungarians Hungarians, also known as Magyars, are an Ethnicity, ethnic group native to Hungary (), who share a common Culture of Hungary, culture, Hungarian language, language and History of Hungary, history. They also have a notable presence in former pa ...

, and 6.79%

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. At the 2011 census, the commune had 2,641 inhabitants.

Sights

* Reformed Church in Cristur-Crișeni, built in the late 16th century, historic monumentwelcometoromania.ro - Reformed Church in Cristur-Crișeni, Sălaj County, Romania
retrieved on May 12, 2012

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Communes in Sălaj County Localities in Crișana {{Sălaj-geo-stub

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