Jucu
{{Infobox Romanian subdivision
|type = commune
|county = Cluj
|name = Jucu
|subdivisions = Gădălin, Juc-Herghelie, Jucu de Mijloc, Jucu de Sus, Vișea
|image_flag =
|image_shield = ROU CJ Jucu CoA.PNG
|image_skyline = RO CJ Jucu de Mijloc (14).jpg
|image_caption = Orthodox church in Jucu de Mijloc
|image_location =
|image_map = Jucu jud Cluj.png
|map_caption = Location in Cluj County
|leader_name = Valentin-Dorel Pojar{{cite web |url=https://prezenta.roaep.ro/locale27092020/romania-pv-final |title=Results of the 2020 local elections |publisher=Central Electoral Bureau |access-date=11 June 2021 |df=dmy-all}}
|leader_party = PSD
|term = 2020–2024
|coordinates = {{coord|46|51|18|N|23|47|36|E|type:adm2nd_region:RO|display=inline,title}}
|established_date =
|elevation = 325
|elevation_min =
|elevation_max =
|area_total = 85.13
|population_as_of =
|population_total = auto
|population_footnotes =
|postal_code = 407354
|area_code = +40 x64
|website = {{URL|https://primariajucu.ro/}}
}}
Jucu ({{langx|hu|Zsuk}}; {{langx|de|Schucken}}) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Gădălin (Kötelend), Juc-Herghelie (Zsukiménes), Jucu de Mijloc (Nemeszsuk), commune centre Jucu de Sus (Felsőzsuk), and Vișea (Visa).
Economy
In 2007, Nokia started a €200 million investment in Jucu, building a cellphone factory that had 4,000 employees. It had begun production in 2008, but the factory closed in 2011.{{Cite web|url=https://adevarul.ro/locale/cluj-napoca/romania-lucrului-prost-facut-s-a-ales-averea-generata-nokia-jucu-doua-baze-sportive-paragina-detrimentul-canalizarii-iluminatului-public-1_590f1a145ab6550cb8e009e7/index.html|title=România lucrului prost făcut. Jucu, "comuna Nokia", are două baze sportive de milioane, dar nu are canalizare|lang=ro|newspaper=Adevărul|first=Remus|last=Florescu| date=May 8, 2017|access-date=January 21, 2023}}
German car components manufacturer Bosch also opened a factory in Jucu and a centre dedicated for training students in the dual educational system.{{Cite web|url=https://www.romania-insider.com/bosch-training-center-students-cluj/|title=Bosch opens training center for students near Cluj}}
Population
According to the census from 2011, there were 4,270 people living in Jucu; of this population, 84.26% were ethnic Romanians and 11.62% ethnic Hungarians. At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 5,349; of those, 80.2% were Romanians and 8.6% Hungarians.{{cite web|url=https://www.recensamantromania.ro/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Tabel-1.03_1.3.1-si-1.03.2.xls|title=Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021|publisher=INSSE|language=ro|date=31 May 2023}}
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| align="center" colspan="2" style="background:#ccccff;" | Census[http://varga.adatbank.transindex.ro/?pg=3&action=etnik&id=5626 Varga E. Árpád: Erdély etnikai és felekezeti statisztikája (1850-1992)][http://www.edrc.ro/recensamant.jsp?regiune_id=2140&judet_id=2295&localitate_id=2342 Ethnocultural Diversity Resource Center]
! align="center" colspan="7" style="background:#ccccff;" | Ethnicity |
|---|
| Year
!Population !Romanians !Hungarians !Germans !Roma people !Other |
| valign="bottom"
| Height="12,75" | 1850 | 2529 | 2126 | 242 | 2 | 109 | 50 |
| valign="bottom"
| Height="12,75" | 1880 | 2584 | 2029 | 437 | 6 | | 112 |
| valign="bottom"
| Height="12,75" | 1890 | 3055 | 2404 | 601 | 6 | | 44 |
| valign="bottom"
| Height="12,75" | 1900 | 3314 | 2608 | 648 | 29 | | 29 |
| valign="bottom"
| Height="12,75" | 1910 | 3799 | 3010 | 737 | 7 | | 45 |
| valign="bottom"
| Height="12,75" | 1920 | 3893 | 3266 | 575 | | | 52 |
| valign="bottom"
| Height="12,75" | 1930 | 4382 | 3691 | 630 | 4 | 33 | 24 |
| valign="bottom"
| Height="12,75" | 1930 | 4382 | 3649 | 635 | 4 | 68 | 26 |
| valign="bottom"
| Height="12,75" | 1941 | 5238 | 4295 | 909 | 6 | 10 | 18 |
| valign="bottom"
| Height="12,75" | 1956 | 5841 | 5027 | 773 | 2 | 33 | 6 |
| valign="bottom"
| Height="12,75" | 1966 | 5452 | 4760 | 690 | | 1 | 1 |
| valign="bottom"
| Height="12,75" | 2002 | 4086 | 3524 | 516 | 1 | 43 | 2 |
| valign="bottom"
| Height="12,75" | 2011 | 4270 | | | | | |
| valign="bottom"
| Height="12,75" | 2021 | 5349 | | | | | |
Buildings and administration
High-power broadcasting station: 3 masts 165 metres tall. The station broadcasts on 909 kHz with 200 kW and 1152 kHz with 950 kW.
Jucu is administered by a mayor and a local council composed of 13 councilors.
Natives
- George Bariț (1812–1893), historian, philologist, playwright, politician, businessman, and journalist, the founder of the Romanian language press in Transylvania
References
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{{Gallery
|File:Scoala, Jucu de Sus.JPG|Kemény castle in Jucu
|Image:Visea.jpg|Winter in Vișea
|Image:Visea1.jpg|Lifestyle in Vișea
|Image:Nokia Factory Jucu - panoramio.jpg | Former Nokia Factory
}}
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