Current Date And Time In Zalău, Romania
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
19:05:29 EEST
State: Sălaj County
Currency: Romanian Leu (RON)
Timezone: UTC +02:00 (EEST)
Population: 52,359
District: Municipiul Zalãu
Planning commercial schedules or travel in Zalău, Sălaj County, Romania? Track upcoming statutory holidays and local bank closures across Zalău.
Businesses, retail banks, and public services throughout Zalău follow official statutory holiday schedules for non-working day closures. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Ziua Națională a României (Great Union Day) on December 1) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Zalău.
This is Romania's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Romania's country-level and Sălaj County holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Zalău as anywhere else in Romania.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are Romania's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Romania's country and Sălaj County holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Zalău just as everywhere else in Romania.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ziua Națională a României (Great Union Day) | December 1 | National Holiday | Full National Closure (Labor Code Mandated Paid Rest) | www.gov.ro |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Ziua Națională a României (Great Union Day) | Tue, Dec 1, 2026 | Take the Monday before off for a 4-day weekend |
Zalău's bank branches, municipal offices and public schools close on Romania's statutory holidays just as they do everywhere else in the country — shops and restaurants more often stay open with adjusted hours rather than closing outright.
If a fixed statutory holiday lands on a weekend in Zalău, the following Monday is commonly declared an official substitute non-working day by government notification.
With a population of 52,359 and running on the Europe/Bucharest time zone, Zalău follows Romania's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.