Cricău

Cricău ( Krakow German, Hungarian Boroskrakkó or Krakkó ) is a town in Alba county in Transylvania, Romania.

Geographical location

Cricău located in the center of the circle Alba, on the same stream - a tributary of the Galda - on the southeastern edge of the Trascău Mountains in the west of the Transylvanian Basin. ( Judetean Drum ) On the county road DJ 107H located, the city Teiuş is 10 kilometers north-east and the county capital Alba Iulia away 21 km south. With its two incorporated towns, the community expands over an area of ​​5263.24 acres. The link roads to Craiva ( King Bach) is about 3.5 km and Tibru ( Tiburg ) are both 5 km in a rather poor condition.

Called by the locals Cubelcărie or Cobelcerie - - From a quarry between Cricău and Craiva were taken the necessary blocks of stone for the construction of the castle on the mountain Apoulon Piatra Craivii.

History

On the territory of the municipality there are several archaeological sites. Between 1961 and 1971 Craiva remains of dwellings and other finds were in the area of ​​eingemeindeten city - probably from the Hallstatt period - discovered.

The place Cricău was probably founded in the 12th century by the Saxons and was first mentioned in 1206 under the name Karako in a villa of King Andrew II of Hungary report. According to some historians, the first Saxon settlers, hapites regri how these are mentioned in the literature, have been settled in this area already in the time of Saint Stephen I of Hungary.

Later, the village under various names such as Carkow ( 1291 ), Crako ( 1309), Cracov ( 1333), Karkow ( 1337), Karako (1733, in a document of the bishop of the Greek Catholic Church, Inocenţiu Micu - Klein), Krakkó (1760 ), Krikou (1850, in a Transylvanian statistics) called and Boroskrakkó (1913). Over the centuries, increasingly dominated by Romanian residents of the village. They lived and live on agriculture and viticulture. While the Romanian Peasant Uprising of 1784 took place on the territory of the municipality instead of fighting; A ceasefire between the peasant leader Closca and the Austrian Colonel Schulz was closed on November 12, 1784 here. On October 28, 1848 here suggested a Romanian peasant army troops from Hungarian revolution Aiud.

In 1959 the municipality of electricity. The heating of households is ensured by use of wood, where there is a need of about 20 tons of wood a year for a household. On the territory of the municipality is lack of clean drinking water, as this is mostly taken from sources from the surface. To supply the village with drinking water, a drinking water plant was 1980/81 built.

In 1971 it came in eingemeindeten Craiva place after heavy rains landslides, so that this village was largely abandoned and four kilometers down the valley built resist.

Population

The population of the municipality is as follows:

The highest population (1675 ) of the place Cricău in the narrow sense was determined in 1956; 2002 there were still 1290 people.

Attractions

• The Reformed Church, a three-nave Gothic church, is one of the oldest churches of the Transylvanian Saxons and was later adopted by the Hungarian population. The church tower was built in 1507 by the Hungarians. Excavations from 1964 to 1966, a 1.10 to 1.25 meters thick defensive wall oval shape with a length of 64 meters, a width of 55 meters and four watchtowers were found around the church. The square, 6.90 meter wide entrance tower was on the eastern side of the castle. After 1900, the aisles were demolished. The church, including the castle remains are under monument protection.
• Romanian Orthodox Church, built in 1839, is a listed building.
• Greek Catholic Church, built in 1910.
• A crossroads in the center of Cricău, inaugurated on 14 September 2002.
• Monument to the heroes of the First and Second World Wars.
• Monument to the armistice of 1784
• Piatra Craivii ( 1078 m)

External links and sources

• Cricău at ghidulprimariilor.ro