Așchileu

Așchileu
Commune
Location of the settlement on Cluj County map
Location on Romania map
Coordinates: 46°59′00″N 23°29′03″E / 46.98333°N 23.48417°ECoordinates: 46°59′00″N 23°29′03″E / 46.98333°N 23.48417°E
Country	Romania
County	Cluj County
Status	Commune
Settled	1320
Commune seat	Așchileu Mare
Villages	Așchileu Mare, Așchileu Mic, Cristorel, Dorna, Fodora
Government
• Mayor	Băgărean Mircea
Area
• Total	65.12 km^2 (25.14 sq mi)
Population (July 1, 2007)[1]
• Total	1,755
• Density	27/km^2 (70/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal Code	407046
Area code(s)	+40 x64[2]
Website	http://www.cjcluj.ro/Aşchileu/

Așchileu (Hungarian: Esküllő; German: Gross-Schwalbendorf) is a commune in Cluj County, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Așchileu Mare (the commune center; Nagyesküllő), Așchileu Mic (Kisesküllő), Cristorel (Ördögkeresztúr), Dorna (Dorna) and Fodora (Magyarfodorháza).

After the death of Gelou, the peace between the Romanians and Tuhum, the leader of the Hungarian invaders in the 10th century, was arranged at Așchileu.^[3]

Demographics

According to the 2002 census, Romanians made up 83.7% of the population, Hungarians made up 10.86% and Roma made up 5.43%.^[4]

Notes

1. "Population as of July 1, 2007" (in Romanian). INSSE. April 4, 2008. Archived from the original on 29 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
2. x is a digit indicating the operator: 2 for the former national operator, Romtelecom, and 3 for the other ground telephone networks
3. Ioan-Aurel Pop, "Rădăcinile medievale ale regiunii (provinciei) istorice Transilvania : (secolele IX-XIII)", p. 150, in Economia regională: ipostaze rurale şi urbane, ed. Iosif Marin Balog, Rudolf Gräf, Ioan Lumperdean. Presa Universitară Clujeană, Cluj-Napoca, 2011
4. 2002 census data for Aşchileu Mare, Cluj