Mărișel
{{Infobox Romanian subdivision
|type = commune
|county = Cluj
|name = Mărișel
|image_flag =
|image_shield =
|image_skyline = CruceaIancului (12).JPG
|image_caption = Cross of Avram Iancu in Mărișel
|image_location =
|leader_name = Viorel Ghic
|leader_party = PNL
|leader_term = 2020–2024
|image_map = Marisel jud Cluj.png
|map_caption = Location in Cluj County
|coordinates = {{coord|46|41|7|N|23|6|31|E|type:adm2nd_region:RO|display=inline,title}}
|established_date =
|elevation = 1197
|elevation_min = 1150
|elevation_max = 1250
|area_total = 85.94
|area_footnotes =
|population_as_of =
|population_total = auto
|population_footnotes =
|postal_code = 407390
|area_code = (+40) 0264
|website = {{URL|https://primariamarisel.ro/}}
|footnotes =
}}
Mărișel ({{langx|hu|Havasnagyfalu}}; {{langx|de|Marischel}}) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Mărișel.
The commune is situated in the northern reaches of the Apuseni Mountains, at the eastern edge of the Apuseni Natural Park, at an altitude of about {{cvt|1200|m}}. It is located in the western part of Cluj County, {{cvt|40|km}} south of Huedin and {{cvt|50|km}} west of the county seat, Cluj-Napoca. Mărișel borders the following communes: Măguri-Răcătău to the south, Râșca to the north, Gilău to the east, and Beliș to the west.
The Mărișelu Hydroelectric Power Station is located on the administrative territory of the commune.
Demographics
{{Historical populations
|source = Census data
|1850 |813
|1880 |1869
|1890 |2156
|1900 |2076
|1910 |2202
|1920 |2423
|1930 |2430
|1941 |2768
|1956 |2458
|1966 |2473
|1977 |2820
|1992 |1951
|2002 |1670
|2011 |1468
|2021 |1499
}}
At the census from 2011 there were 1,468 people living in the commune; of those, 99.99% were ethnic Romanians. According to the 2021 census, the population had increased to 1,499, with 92.26% Romanians.{{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}}
Natives
- Pelaghia Roșu (1800 – 1870), revolutionary who participated in the Transylvanian Revolution of 1848–1849
References
{{Reflist}}
- Atlasul localităților județului Cluj (Cluj County Localities Atlas), Suncart Publishing House, Cluj-Napoca, {{ISBN|973-86430-0-7}}
{{Gallery
|File:Mărișel 2023 (23).jpg|Mărișel
|File:Mărișel 2023 (2).jpg|Church in Mărișel
|File:RO CJ Mărișel 2012 (8).jpg|Bust of Pelaghia Roșu
|File:RO CJ Mărișel 2012 (14).jpg|Grave of Pelaghia Roșu
}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Marisel, Cluj}}
Category:Communes in Cluj County
Category:Localities in Transylvania
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