Satele comunei Hereclean sunt amplasate in zona Depresiunii Zalau si a Depresiunii Salajului. Teritoriul administrativ al comunei se intinde pe o suprafata de 71,63 km2.
Comuna Hereclean are in componenta urmatoarele localitati: Hereclean - sat resedinta de comuna, situat la o distanta de 10 km fata de municipiul Zalau, Badon, Bocsita, Diosod, Guruslau si Panic.
Atestarile documentare ale asezarilor comunei dateaza inca din secolul al XIV-lea (Hereclean la 1415, Badon la 1323, Bocsita la 1349, Diosod la 1345, Guruslau la 1441 si Panic la 1383).
Victoria lui Mihai Viteazul, primul principe care a unit Moldova, Tara Romaneasca si Transilvania sub acelasi sceptru, in batalia de la Guruslau de la 3 august 1601, a fost cinstita prin ridicarea unui monument, opera a sculptorului Victor Gaga.
Populatia totala a celor sase sate se ridica la 3762 locuitori, valoare inregistrata la recensamantul din anul 2002. Din punct de vedere etnic, populatia prezinta urmatoarea structura: 38,03% romani, 61,16% maghiari si 0,81% rromi.
Desi are o economie predominant agrara, in ultimii ani, datorita apropierii comunei de municipiul Zalau si de decaderea sectorului avicol, s-a putut observa aparitia si dezvoltarea micii industrii si a serviciilor.
Comuna Hereclean dispune de un fond turistic natural si construit de exceptie, care, din pacate, este foarte putin valorificat. Prezenta celor doua rezervatii naturale Stejerisul de la Panic si Stejerisul de balta de la Panic precum si a monumentelor biserica de lemn "Sfintii Arhangheli" de la Bocsita si Conacul Sebes din Panic, ar putea constitui punctele de plecare pentru dezvoltarea unui turism de calitate.
The villages of the commune are placed in the basins of Zalau and Salaj. Its administrative territory stretches over a 71,63 square kms surface.
It has the following component villages: Hereclean - the central village situated at 10 kms distance from Zalau city, Badon, Bocsita, Diosod, Guruslau and Panic.
The attestations of the localities dates from the 14th century (Hereclean - 1415, Badon - 1323, Bocsita - 1349, Diosod - 1345, Guruslau - 1441 and Panic - 1383).
Mihai Viteazul's victory in the battle of Guruslău on the 3rd August 1601 was perpetuated by a monument, the work of the sculptor Victor Gaga.
The population of the commune counts, according to the last census, 3762 inhabitants, of which 38,03% are Romanians, 61,16% Hungarians, 4,94% Roms and 0,06% other nationalities.
Although the commune has a prevalent agricultural economy, there exists a visible migration of the small industry from Zalau.
The two natural reservations, along with the architectural monuments such as the wooden church "Sfintii Arhangheli" in Bocsita and the Sebes court in Panic are the most interesting touristical attractions of the commune.
A 71,63 km2 terulettel rendelkezo kozseg a Zilahi es a Szilagysagi medenceben fekszik. A kovetkezo falvak tartoznak hozza: Haraklany (Hereclean) - a kozseg kozpontja, mely 10 km-re talalhato Zilahtol, Badon (Badon), Magyarbaksa (Bocsita), Diosad (Diosod), Magyargoroszlo (Guruslau) es Szilagypanit (Panic).
A kozseg falvainak elso irasos emlitese a XIV - XV. szazadbol valo (Haraklany - 1415, Badon - 1323, Magyarbaksa - 1349, Diosad - 1345, Magyargoroszlo - 1441 es Szilaypanit - 1383).
Mihai Viteazul, az elso fejedelem, aki egyesitette Moldvat, Havasalfoldet es Erdelyt, 1601. augusztus 3-an gyozelmet aratott a magyargoroszloi csataban. E gyozelem emlekere allitott emlekmu Victor Gaga szobraszmuvesz alkotasa.
A hat falu osszlakossaga a 2002-es nepszamlalasi adatok szerint 3762-re nott, ebbol 38,03% roman, 61,16% magyar es 0,81% roma nemzetisegu.
Noha a kozseg gazdasaga elsosorban mezogazdasagi jellegu, Zilahhoz valo kozelsege eredmenyekeppen es baromfiallomanyanak csokkenese miatt a kisipar agazatai is elterjedoben vannak.
Haraklany kozseg turisztikai nevezetessegei ket termeszetvedelmi rezervatuma es epiteszeti muemlekei, a magyarbaksai fatemplom es a szilagypaniti udvarhaz.
