Pericei

Pericei (Hungarian: Szilágyperecsen) is a commune located in Sălaj County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Bădăcin (Szilágybadacsony), Pericei, Periceiu Mic (Kisperecsentanya), and Sici (Somlyószécs).

Pericei Szilágyperecsen
Commune
Churches in Bădăcin village
Location in Sălaj County
Pericei Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°13′54″N 22°51′52″E
Country	Romania
County	Sălaj
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Csaba Boncidai[1] (UDMR)
Area	59.60 km2 (23.01 sq mi)
Population  (2021-12-01)[2]	3,497
• Density	59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	457265-66
Area code	+40 x60
Vehicle reg.	SJ
Website	comunapericei.ro

Geography

The commune is located in the central part of the county, 5.5 km (3.4 mi) east of the town of Șimleu Silvaniei and 22 km (14 mi) west of the county seat, Zalău; it is traversed by national road DN1H [ro], which connects the two localities. Pericei lies on the banks of the river Crasna.

Sights

• Orthodox Church in Bădăcin, built in the 18th century (1705), historic monument^[3]
• Reformed Church, Pericei, completed in 1769^[4]
• Iuliu Maniu native house in Bădăcin, built in the 19th century (1890), historic monument^[5]
• Orthodox church in Sici, built 1808. In the 17th-18th centuries the inhabitants of Sici were Calvinist Hungarians with a Protestant church.^[6] After political boundary changes, the inhabitants were Orthodox Romanians.

Politics

2012 election

The Pericei Council, elected in the 2012 local government elections, is made up of 21 councilors, with the following party composition: 9-Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania, 3-Democratic Liberal Party, 1-Hungarian Civic Party. Mayor Csaba Boncidai was re-elected.^[7]

	Party	Seats	2012 Zalău Council
	Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania	9
	Democratic Liberal Party	3
	Hungarian Civic Party	1

2008 elections

Mayor Csaba Boncidai was re-elected.

2004 elections

Csaba Boncidai was elected mayor of the commune.

	Party	Seats	2004 Pericei Council
	Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania	8
	Social Democratic Party	2
	Democratic Party	1
	National Liberal Party	1
	Christian-Democratic National Peasants' Party	1

Natives

• Virgil Ardelean
• Victor Deleu
• Iuliu Maniu

References

1. "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
2. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
3. welcometoromania.ro Old Church in Bădăcin, retrieved on May 20, 2012
4. "Pericei, Reformed church". Welcome to Romania. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
5. welcometoromania.ro - Iuliu Maniu native house in Bădăcin, Sălaj County, retrieved on May 20, 2012
6. Dr. Dionisie Stoica, Ioan P. Lazăr, Schița monografică a Sălagiului, p. 271.
7. Alegerile locale in Sălaj, rezultate finale!