Jucu

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Jucu
Commune
Location in Cluj County
Location in Cluj County
Jucu is located in Romania
Jucu
Jucu
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°51′18″N 23°47′36″E / 46.85500°N 23.79333°E / 46.85500; 23.79333Coordinates: 46°51′18″N 23°47′36″E / 46.85500°N 23.79333°E / 46.85500; 23.79333
CountryRomania
CountyCluj
SubdivisionsGădălin, Juc-Herghelie, Jucu de Mijloc, Jucu de Sus, Vișea
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Valentin-Dorel Pojar[1] (PSD)
Population
 (2011)[2]
4,270
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.CJ

Jucu (Hungarian: Zsuk; German: 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 4000 employees. It had begun production in 2008, but the factory closed in 2011.[3]

German car components manufacturer Bosch also opened a factory in Jucu and a centre dedicated for training students in the dual educational system. [4]

Population[]

Census,[5][6] Ethnicity
Year Population Romanians Hungarians Germans Roma people Other
1850 2529 2126 242 2 109 50
1880 2584 2029 437 6 112
1890 3055 2404 601 6 44
1900 3314 2608 648 29 29
1910 3799 3010 737 7 45
1920 3893 3266 575 52
1930 4382 3691 630 4 33 24
1930 4382 3649 635 4 68 26
1941 5238 4295 909 6 10 18
1956 5841 5027 773 2 33 6
1966 5452 4760 690 1 1
2002 4086 3524 516 1 43 2

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[]

Image gallery[]

  • Winter in Vișea

  • Lifestyle in Vișea

  • Nokia Factory

References[]

  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  3. ^ "România lucrului prost făcut. Jucu, "comuna Nokia", are două baze sportive de milioane, dar nu are canalizare".
  4. ^ "Bosch opens training center for students near Cluj".
  5. ^ Varga E. Árpád: Erdély etnikai és felekezeti statisztikája (1850-1992)
  6. ^ Ethnocultural Diversity Resource Center
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