Crasna, Sălaj

Crasna Kraszna
Commune
Reformed Church in Crasna
Crasna in Sălaj County
Crasna Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°9′36″N 22°52′29″E / 47.16000°N 22.87472°E / 47.16000; 22.87472
Country	Romania
County	Sălaj County
Commune	Crasna
Historic region	Transylvania
Government
• Mayor	Pop Emeric (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania)
Area	67.12 km² (25.92 sq mi)
Population (2002)^[1]	6,373
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Website	crasna.eu/ro

Crasna or Kraszna (Romanian: Crasna; Hungarian: Kraszna) is a commune in Sălaj County, northwestern Romania. It lies 14 km northwest of Zalău and 11 km southeast of Șimleu Silvaniei, on the Crasna River. It is composed of four villages: Crasna, Huseni (Krasznahosszúaszó), Marin (Máron) and Ratin (Ráton).

History

Its name originates from the Slavic word krasna, meaning "beautiful". The village was first mentioned in 1213, as Karasna. It had a castle which was still inhabited in the 17th century. It was the county seat of the historical Kraszna county of the Kingdom of Hungary until 1876. Later it belonged to the Kraszna district of Szilágy county until the Treaty of Trianon, which gave it to Romania.

Population

In 1910 it had 3884 residents, with a significant Hungarian majority (3790 people). In 2002, the commune had 6373 inhabitants: 63.8% Hungarians, 28% Romanians and 8.1% Roma. 53.1% were Reformed, 30% Romanian Orthodox, 9.4% Baptist, 2.1% each Seventh-day Adventist and Greek-Catholic and 1.7% Roman Catholic.
In 2002 it had 6,373 inhabitants .

Sights to see

Reformed church, built in the late 14th century; with 4 spires and a painted sunken panel ceiling which was made in the 17th century.^[2]
Reformed Church in Ratin
Orthodox Church in Crasna
Greek Catholic Church in Marin
Lake Vârşolţ

Image gallery

Reformed church (Crasna)
Orthodox church (Crasna)
Marin
Greek-Catholic church, dedicated 1780, demolished 1967 (Marin)
Reformed church (Ratin)

References

↑ Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 1, 2010
↑ welcometoromania.ro - Reformed Church in Crasna, Sălaj County, retrieved on May 11, 2012

This article is based on a translation of the equivalent article from the Hungarian Wikipedia on 22 February 2007.

Sălaj County, Romania

Cities	Zalău (county seat)

Towns	Șimleu Silvaniei Jibou Cehu Silvaniei

Communes	Agrij Almașu Băbeni Bălan Bănișor Benesat Bobota Bocșa Boghiș Buciumi Camăr Carastelec Chieșd Cizer Coșeiu Crasna Creaca Crișeni Cristolț Cuzăplac Dobrin Dragu Fildu de Jos Gâlgău Gârbou Halmășd Hereclean Hida Horoatu Crasnei Ileanda Ip Letca Lozna Măeriște Marca Meseșenii de Jos Mirșid Năpradea Nușfalău Pericei Plopiș Poiana Blenchii Românași Rus Sâg Sălățig Șamșud Sânmihaiu Almașului Sărmășag Șimișna Someș-Odorhei Surduc Treznea Valcău de Jos Vârșolț Zalha Zimbor

Coordinates: 47°9′36″N 22°52′29″E / 47.16000°N 22.87472°E / 47.16000; 22.87472

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