Țaga (Cluj)

Țaga [ ˈtzaga ] (outdated Țag , Țega ; German Zegen , Hungarian Cege or Czege ) is a municipality in the Cluj district , in Transylvania , Romania .

Geographical location

Location of Gemeindeaga municipality in Cluj county

The municipality of Țaga is located in the Transylvanian Heath (Câmpia Transilvaniei) - part of the Transylvanian Basin . In the east of the Cluj district on Fizeş , a right tributary of the Someşul Mic (Little Somesch) and on the district road (drum județean) DJ 109C, the place Țaga is about 20 kilometers southeast of Gherla (New Castle) and about 60 kilometers northeast of the district capital Cluj-Napoca (Klausenburg) away.

The incorporated villages of the community are located about two to eight kilometers from the community center.

history

The place Țaga was first mentioned in a document (according to different information) in 1260 or 1291. Some places in the municipality of Țaga were devastated at the time of the Tatar invasion of 1241.

Archaeological finds on the western shore of Lake Hodoș or Țaga Mare ( Hodóstó in Hungarian ) and at Valea Tistașului on the area of the community center, as well as on the area called Fundătura by the locals, indicate a settlement in the area of the municipality up to the Neolithic Age , of the incorporated village Sântejude (Hungarian Vasasszentegyed ). On the area of the incorporated village of Năsal (Hungarian Noszoly ), several archaeological finds from the Neolithic period were also made. In the incorporated village of Sântioana ( Vasasszentiván in Hungarian ), several archaeological finds from the Bronze and Latène Ages were made. In the village of Țaga there is an archaeological excavation site on the area called Hrube , which indicates a settlement in the time of the Great Migration .

In the Kingdom of Hungary , today's municipality was in the Kékes chair district (today Chiochiș ) in the Szolnok-Doboka County . Subsequently, the municipality belonged to the historical Someș County and from 1950 to today's Cluj County.

The former village of Ghiolț (German Götz , Hungarian Göes ), first mentioned in a document in 1326, was united with it because of its closer location to today's community center.

population

The population of the municipality developed as follows:

census		Ethnic composition
year	population	Romanians	Hungary	German	other
1850	3,485	2,950	368	-	167
1920	3,830	3,322	424	-	84
1941	4,325	3,663	542	1	119
1992	2,313	2,107	159	-	47
2002	2.162	1,982	133	-	47
2011	1,947	1,724	116	2	105 (Roma 63)

The highest number of inhabitants (4536) and that of the Romanians (4053) in 1956 were registered in the area of today's municipality since 1850. The highest population of the Magyars (549) in 1910, that of the Roma (101) in 1941 and that of the Romanian Germans (76) was registered in 1900. In addition, one or two Ukrainians were registered in each of the censuses .

The main occupation of the population is natural gas extraction, agriculture and livestock.

Attractions

The dilapidated country estate of the Hungarian aristocratic Wass family, built in the 18th century in the village of Țaga , is a listed building. The old castle was renovated in 1800 by Samuel Wass and his wife Rosalia Bethlen . Both coats of arms of the Hungarian noble families can be seen on the main building. The basement rooms date from the Middle Ages .

The Sfinții Arhangheli Mihail și Gavriil Orthodox Church in the center of the village was built between 1902 and 1909 and renovated in 1979.
In the incorporated village of Năsal, the reformed church in the 15th century and the wooden church Sfinții Arhangheli Mihail și Gavriil built between 1804 and 1808 are listed. An inscription from 1594 can be seen on the reformed church.
The wooden church Sfântu Dumitru built in 1701 in the incorporated village of Sântejude is a listed building. The village's reformed church was built in 1902.
There are several reservoirs in the area of the municipality of Țaga, where fishing is also carried out.