Situata in zona colinara a Depresiunii Crasnei si a Depresiunii Zalaului, comuna Pericei se intinde pe o suprafata de 59,60 km2 si are in componenta patru sate: Pericei - sat resedinta de comuna situat la o distanta de 25 km fata de municipiul Zalau, Badacin, Periceiu Mic si Sici.
Localitatea Pericei este mentionata pentru prima data in anul 1259 sub denumirea de terra Perchen. Celelalte localitati ale comunei sunt atestate documentar dupa cum urmeaza: Badacin-1213, Periceiu Mic-1954 si Sici-1259.
De-a lungul istoriei, de numele comunei se leaga mari personalitati ale vietii politice atat din perioada feudala cat si in perioada moderna a tarii. Periceiul a fost unul din domeniile familiei nobiliare Banffy care avea in vatra satului una dintre resedintele sale, castel ce a stat la baza construirii bisericii reformate din localitate, biserica ce adaposteste mormantul fostului principe al Transilvaniei, Sigismund Bathory.
Neaparat trebuie sa fie amintit aici Iuliu Maniu, unul dintre cei mai mari politicieni ai Romaniei, nascut in Badacin, ruda de sange cu ilustrul pasoptist Simion Barnutiu, luptator de frunte al miscarii nationale romanesti, unul dintre artizanii Unirii de la Alba Iulia -1918 si nu in ultimul rand una dintre victimele de marca ale ororii regimului comunist totalitar.
Populatia comunei Pericei, numara la ultimul recensamant 4002 locuitori din care 39,65% romani, 54,67% maghiari, 5,67% rromi si 0,01% alte nationalitati.
Economia comunei este una preponderent agrara. Beneficiind de terenuri fertile in terasele Crasnei, locuitorii comunei sunt recunoscuti ca fiind buni legumicultori. La fel ca si locuitorii Moldovenestiului (judetul Cluj), locuitorii Periceiului sunt recunoscuti pentru ceapa de calitate cultivata in regiune.
Cultivarea a cca. 224 ha de vita de vie spune totul despre pasiunea si priceperea oamenilor de aici pentru producerea vinurilor de calitate.
Desi turismul are o pondere mica in economia locala, comuna Pericei detine un fond turistic natural si antropic de necontestat. Valea Crasnei, arboretul de castan comestibil de la Pericei, Casa memoriala "Iuliu Maniu" si biserica "Schimbarea la Fata" din Badacin, biserica reformata din Pericei, sunt obiective de mare valoare care nu trebuie ocolite de nici un vizitator al comunei.
Situated in the colinary zone of the Crasna Basin and of the Zalau Basin, the commune lies on a 59,60 square kms territory and it has 4 component villages: Pericei - the central village plaeced at 25 kms distance from Zalau city, Badacin, Periceiu Mic and Sici.
Pericei was first mentioned in 1259 under the name terra Perchen, Badacin in 1213 and Sici in 1259. Periceiu Mic became a settlement only in 1954.
Pericei was one of the domains of the Banffy family. Their residence stood for the actual reformed church of the village. (In this church are placed the mortal remains of the Transylvanian prince, Zsigmond Bathory.)
The son of Badacin is Iuliu Maniu, the great Romanian politician, who has become a victim of the totalitarian communist regime.
The total population of the commune counts, according to the last census, 4002 inhabitants. Its ethnical distribution is the following: 39,65% are Romanians, 54,67% Hungarians, 5,67% Roms and 0,01% are other nationalities.
The economy of the commune is primarily agricultural. The inhabitants are good vegetable-growes, their onion is well-known all over the country. Besides, the region is a famous vine-bearing area.
The valley of the Crasna River, the sweet chestnut arboretum, the reformed church and the "Iuliu Maniu" memorial house in Pericei and the church named "Schimbarea la Fata" in Badacin are the most visited touristical spectacles of the commune.
A kozseg teljes területe 59,60 km2, a Krasznai medence es a Zilahi medence dombos reszen talalhato, es a kovetkezo falvak tartoznak hozza: Szilagyperecsen (Pericei) - a kozseg kozpontja, 25 km-re Zilahtol, Szilagybadacsony (Badacini), Kisperecsentanya (Periceiu Mic) es Szomlyoszecs (Sici).
A kozsegkozpont elso irasos emlitese 1259-bol valo, amikor terra Perchen neven szerepel. Szilagybadacsonyt 1213-ban emlitik eloszor az okiratok, Somlyoszecset 1259-ben, mig Kisperecsentanya csak 1954-ben kapott települesi rangot.
Szilagyperecsen a Banffy csalad birtoka volt, itt allt a csalad egyik rezidenciaja is. A reformatus templomban talalhato tobb, a Banffy csaladhoz tartozo szemely (pl. Banffy Ferenc) reneszansz jellegu szarkofagjanak faragott fedele. Itt született Ioan Sima festomuvesz (1898-1985), akinek adomanya alapjan jott letre a zilahi múzeum muveszeti reszlege.
Szilagybadacsonyban született Iuliu Maniu, a nagy politikus, a roman nemzeti mozgalmak vezetoje, aki a totalitarius kommunista rendszer aldozatava valt.
A kozseg lakossaga az utolso nepszamlalaskor 4002 fo volt, ebbol 39,65% roman, 54,67% magyar, 5,67 % roma es 0,01% mas nemzetisegu.
A kozseg gazdasaga elsosorban mezogazdasagi jellegu. A zoldsegtermesztes, ezen belül a hagymatermesztes valamint a szolomuveles a ket legelterjedtebb gazdasagi tevekenyseg.
A Kraszna volgyenek szep tajai, a szilagyperecseni szelidgesztenye-arboretum, a szilagybadacsonyi Iuliu Maniu emlekhaz es a szilagyperecseni reformatus templom a kozseg fobb turisztikai nevezetessegei.
