Gârceiu

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Gârceiu

Total population

448

Elevation233 m

Coordinates47.26°, 23.06°

Demographic figures from INS Romania. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Crișeni is a commune in Sălaj County, Crișana, Romania. It consists of three villages: Crișeni, Cristur-Crișeni (Szilágyfőkeresztúr), and Gârceiu (Szilágygörcsön). Crișeni village was founded in 1387. The local economy consists of crafts, services, agriculture, trade, and tourism.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

László Sámi

Hungarian historian (1817–1881)

Cristina Casandra

athletics competitor

Florian Pop

Romanian mathematician

Eduard Raul Hellvig

Romanian politician

Ramona Farcău

Romanian handball player

Z

Zoltán Ajtay

Hungarian mining engineer (1900-1983)

A

Alexandru Dragomir

Romanian philosopher (1916-2002)

S

Sámuel Beke

G

György Bátai

pastor (–1672)

Iharka Csillik

Romanian mathematician (1975–)

B

Bálint Dobai

Hungarian poet

Dacian Cioloș

64th Prime Minister of Romania (2015-2017)

D

Dorin Goga

Romanian footballer

F

Ferenc Elekes

Hungarian miner and politician (1905-1967)

C

Csaba Béla Fábián

Hungarian mathematician, economist (1941-2019)

Dániel Gecse

medical doctor from Hungary

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Sălaj

• Cristur-Crișeni
  1.2 mi away · pop. 624
• Crișeni
  2.3 mi away · pop. 1,044
• Doba
  2.8 mi away · pop. 713
• Hereclean
  3 mi away · pop. 468
• Mirșid
  3.2 mi away · pop. 636
• Dioșod
  3.2 mi away · pop. 1,129
• Bocșița
  3.4 mi away · pop. 157
• Firminiș
  3.5 mi away · pop. 293
• Dobrin
  4.1 mi away · pop. 368
• Badon
  4.1 mi away · pop. 660
• Guruslău
  4.1 mi away · pop. 637
• Sâncraiu Silvaniei
  4.5 mi away · pop. 184

Browse all places in Sălaj →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Dicerca berolinensis

Dicerca berolinensis

Seen 2026-08-15

Old man's beard

Clematis vitalba

Seen 2026-08-08

Small-flowered Crane's-bill

Geranium pusillum

Seen 2026-07-29

greater plantain

Plantago major

Seen 2026-07-29

Red Trefoil

Trifolium rubens

Seen 2026-07-05

European Mantis

Mantis religiosa

Seen 2026-07-05

flaxleaf

Thesium linophyllon

Seen 2026-07-05

Cross Gentian

Gentiana cruciata

Seen 2026-07-05

Fragrant Orchid

Gymnadenia conopsea

Seen 2026-06-20

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers