Tritenii de Jos

Tritenii de Jos (Alsódetrehem) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Clapa (Szentkirályi tanya), Colonia (Detrehemtelep), Pădurenii (Țigăreni until 1964, also formerly called Coc; Mezőkók), Tritenii de Jos, Tritenii de Sus (Felsődetrehem), and Tritenii-Hotar (Irisorai tanyák).

Geography
The commune is situated on the Transylvanian Plateau, at an altitude of 364 m, on the banks of the river Valea Largă. It is located in the southeastern part of Cluj County, 22 km east of Turda and 52 km southeast of the county seat, Cluj-Napoca, on the border with Mureș County.

Demographics
According to the census from 2002 there was a total population of 5,066 people living in this commune. Of this population, 90.99% were ethnic Romanians, 8.23% were ethnic Hungarians and 0.75% ethnic Romani. At the 2011 census, the population had decreased to 4,240, of which 88.84% were Romanians and 8% Hungarians. At the 2021 census, Tritenii de Jos had a population of 3,950, of which 87.92% were Romanians and 6.33% Hungarians.

Natives

 * Pavel Dan (1907 – 1937), prose writer
 * Emil Hațieganu (1878 — 1959), politician and jurist
 * Gheorghe Mureșan (born 1971), former NBA basketball player