Gilău (; or ''Gela'') is a commune in

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 ...

Transylvania Transylvania ( or ; ; or ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Siweberjen'') is a List of historical regions of Central Europe, historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and ...

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 is made up of three villages: Gilău, Someșu Cald (''Melegszamos''), and Someșu Rece (''Hidegszamos'').

Geography

The commune lies in the northeastern foothills of the

Apuseni Mountains The Apuseni Mountains (, "Western Mountains"; , "Transylvanian Mountains") are a mountain range in Transylvania, Romania, which belongs to the Western Romanian Carpathians. The highest peak is the Bihor Peak at . The Apuseni Mountains have ab ...

. It is located in the central part of Cluj County, about west of the county seat,

Cluj-Napoca Cluj-Napoca ( ; ), or simply Cluj ( , ), is a city in northwestern Romania. It is the second-most populous city in the country and the seat of Cluj County. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest (), Budapest () and Belgrade ( ...

. Gilău borders the communes of Baciu and Gârbău to the north, Florești to the east,

Săvădisla Săvădisla () is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of eight villages: Finișel (''Kisfenes''), Hășdate (''Hasadát''), Lita (''Oláhléta''), Liteni (''Magyarléta''), Săvădisla, Stolna (''Isztolna''), Vălișoar ...

to the southeast, Măguri-Răcătău and Mărișel to the south and southwest, and Căpușu Mare to the west.

Demographics

According to the census from 2002, the commune had a population of 7,861, of which 83.43% were ethnic

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, ...

, 9.45% ethnic

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 7.08% ethnic Romani. At the 2021 census, Gilău had a population of 8,980; of those, 73.63% were Romanians, 9.13% Roma, and 6.43% Hungarians.

Natives

* Frederic Littman (1907–1979), sculptor

References

Communes in Cluj County Localities in Transylvania {{ClujCounty-geo-stub