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Valcău de Jos (Hungarian: Alsóvalkó) is a village in Sălaj County, Romania. It is the administrative centre to which the following villages belong: Valcău de Sus, Preoteasa, Ratovei, Lazuri and Sub Cetate. It is 14 km southwest of Şimleu Silvaniei.

History

Its name comes from the Slavic word vlk ("wolf"). Its Hungarian name Alsóvalkó means "Lower Valkó"; before 1899 it was called Magyarvalkó. Felsővalkó ("Upper Valkó") is now Valcău de Sus. Its castle was built in the late 13th century, and was unlawfully occupied by Dezső Elefánti in 1312. King Sigismund of Luxemburg laid siege to it in 1404. In 1665 the Ottoman army destroyed it and it was not rebuilt again.

In 1910 the village had 900 residents, with a Romanian majority and a significant Hungarian minority. Before it was ceded from Hungary to Romania in accordance with the Treaty of Trianon, it belonged to the Kraszna district of Szilágy county of the Kingdom of Hungary.

In 2002 the commune of which Valcău de Jos is the administrative centre had 3302 inhabitants: 2909 Romanians, 287 Roma, 105 Hungarians, and one Slovak.

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This article is based on a translation of the equivalent article from the Hungarian Wikipedia on 22 February 2007.

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-'''Valcău de Jos''' ({{lang-hu|Alsóvalkó}}) is a village in [[Sălaj County]], [[Romania]]. It is the administrative centre to which the following villages belong: [[Valcău de Sus]], [[Preoteasa]], [[Ratovei]], [[Lazuri]] and [[Sub Cetate]]. It is 14 km southwest of [[Şimleu Silvaniei]].
+'''Valcău de Jos''' ({{lang-hu|Alsóvalkó}}) is a village in [[Sălaj County]], [[Romania]]. It is the administrative centre to which the following villages belong: [[Valcău de Sus]], [[Preoteasa]], [[Ratovei]], [[Lazuri, Sălaj|Lazuri]] and [[Sub Cetate]]. It is 14 km southwest of [[Şimleu Silvaniei]].
 ==History==
-Its name comes from the [[Slavic languages|Slavic]] word ''vlk'' ("wolf"). Its Hungarian name ''Alsóvalkó'' means "Lower Valkó"; before [[1899]] it was called ''Magyarvalkó.'' ''Felsővalkó'' ("Upper Valkó") is now Valcău de Sus. Its castle was built in the late [[13th century]], and was unlawfully occupied by Dezső Elefánti in [[1312]]. King [[Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor|Sigismund of Luxemburg]] laid a siege to it in [[1404]]. In [[1665]] the [[Military of the Ottoman Empire|Ottoman army]] destroyed it and it was not rebuilt again.
+Its name comes from the [[Slavic languages|Slavic]] word ''vlk'' ("wolf"). Its Hungarian name ''Alsóvalkó'' means "Lower Valkó"; before [[1899]] it was called ''Magyarvalkó.'' ''Felsővalkó'' ("Upper Valkó") is now Valcău de Sus. Its castle was built in the late [[13th century]], and was unlawfully occupied by Dezső Elefánti in [[1312]]. King [[Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor|Sigismund of Luxemburg]] laid siege to it in [[1404]]. In [[1665]] the [[Military of the Ottoman Empire|Ottoman army]] destroyed it and it was not rebuilt again.
-In [[1910]] the village had 900 residents with a Romanian majority and a significant Hungarian minority. Before it was ceded from [[Hungary]] to Romania in accord with the [[Treaty of Trianon]], it belonged to the Kraszna district of [[Szilágy]] county of the [[Kingdom of Hungary]].
+In [[1910]] the village had 900 residents, with a Romanian majority and a significant Hungarian minority. Before it was ceded from [[Hungary]] to Romania in accordance with the [[Treaty of Trianon]], it belonged to the Kraszna district of [[Szilágy]] county of the [[Kingdom of Hungary]].
-In [[1992]] the communa of which Valcău de Jos is the administrative centre had 3599 inhabitants: 3273 Romanians, 201 Roma and 125 Hungarians.
+In [[2002]] the commune of which Valcău de Jos is the administrative centre had 3302 inhabitants: 2909 Romanians, 287 Roma, 105 Hungarians, and one Slovak.
 ==References==