Criciova

Also known as Kricsó, Kričova

Criciova (; ; ) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Cireșu, Cireșu Mic (depopulated), Criciova (commune seat) and Jdioara.

Key facts

Romanian subdivision.type: commune
Romanian subdivision.county: Timiș
Romanian subdivision.population_total: auto
Romanian subdivision.image_map: Criciova jud Timis.svg
Romanian subdivision.map_caption: Location in Timiș County
Romanian subdivision.leader_name: Cristian-Iosif Cătană
Romanian subdivision.leader_term: 2024–
Romanian subdivision.leader_party: PSD
Romanian subdivision.name: Criciova
Romanian subdivision.image_skyline: Cetatea Jdioarei.jpg
Romanian subdivision.image_caption: Ruins of the Jdioara Fortress
Romanian subdivision.image_shield

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Criciova (; ; ) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Cireșu, Cireșu Mic (depopulated), Criciova (commune seat) and Jdioara.

== History == Criciova was first mentioned in 1444 as Krychyowa, although it is much older. The fragments of masonry discovered here in the late 1970s attest that the village has existed since Roman Dacia.