Așchileu (; ) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Așchileu Mare (the commune center; Nagyesküllő), Așchileu Mic (Kisesküllő), Cristorel (Ördögkeresztúr), Dorna (Dorna), and Fodora (Magyarfodorháza).
After the death of Gelou, the peace between the Romanians and Tuhum, the leader of the Hungarian invaders in the 10th century, was arranged at Așchileu.Ioan-Aurel Pop, "Rădăcinile medievale ale regiunii (provinciei) istorice Transilvania : (secolele IX-XIII)", p. 150, in Economia regională: ipostaze rurale și urbane, ed. Iosif Marin Balog, Rudolf Gräf, Ioan Lumperdean. Presa Universitară Clujeană, Cluj-Napoca, 2011
Demographics
According to the 2002 census, the commune had 1,841 inhabitants; Romanians made up 83.7% of the population, Hungarians made up 10.86%, and Roma made up 5.43%.2002 census data for Așchileu Mare, Cluj At the 2021 census, Așchileu had a population of 1,397; of those, 76.16% were Romanians and 5.8% Hungarians.
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