Moldovenești

Moldovenești

Orfalău, Varfalău
Várfalva
Moldovenești Orfalău, Varfalău; Várfalva
Commune
	Reformed church in Stejeriș
	Location in Cluj County
	Moldovenești Location in Romania
	Coordinates: 46°29′55″N 23°40′13″E / 46.49861°N 23.67028°ECoordinates: 46°29′55″N 23°40′13″E / 46.49861°N 23.67028°E
Country	Romania
County	Cluj
Subdivisions	Bădeni, Moldovenești, Pietroasa, Plăiești, Podeni, Stejeriș
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Ioan Mărginean (UDMR)
Area	139 km2 (54 sq mi)
Population (2011)	3,317
• Density	24/km2 (62/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.	CJ
Website	Official website (in Romanian and Hungarian)

Moldovenești (formerly Orfalău and Varfalău; Hungarian: Várfalva; German: Burgdorf) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania, 12 km southwest of Turda, in the valley of the Arieș.

History[]

The oldest record about the ancient castle at the village is from 1075, calling the place Castrum Turda (the old Turda Castle). During the Tatar invasions of Hungary in the 13th Century, most of the area around the castle was ravaged. Later, the land was given to free Székelys who moved here from the Saschiz region and the territory became part of Aranyos Seat.

Bădeni village has been the site of a crematorium since 2014.^[3]

Etymology[]

The commune was renamed Moldoveneşti in the interwar period, in honour of . The previous name, Varfalău, is derived from Várfalva, which means "village of the castle" in Hungarian.

Component villages[]

The commune is composed of six villages:

hideIn Romanian	In Hungarian	Ethnic majority
Bădeni	Bágyon	Hungarians
Moldovenești	Várfalva	Hungarians
Pietroasa	Csegez	Romanians
Podeni	Székelyhidas	Romanians
Plăiești	Kövend	Hungarians
Stejeriș	Kercsed	Hungarians

Vălenii de Arieș (formerly Rachișul de Arieș or for short Rachiș; Aranyosrákos; Krebsbach) was a separate village until 1966, when it was absorbed into Moldovenești village.

Population[]

At the 2011 census, 56.6% of inhabitants were Hungarians, 39.6% Romanians and 3.8% Roma.

Natives[]

- historian and theologian, member of the Romanian Academy

Notes[]

^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
^ "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
^ (in Romanian) Florina Pop, "Cum arată 'cuptorul morţii' din Cluj, cel mai modern crematoriu uman din estul Europei", Adevărul, October 9, 2014

References[]

Atlasul localităților județului Cluj (Cluj County Localities Atlas), Suncart Publishing House, Cluj-Napoca, ISBN 973-86430-0-7

External links[]

(in Romanian and Hungarian) Official website of the municipality

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[1] "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 11 June 2021.

[wikidata-71f49f2463186898cc435ca9ae00ce2f57ab1cdc-v3-2] "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.

[3] (in Romanian) Florina Pop, "Cum arată 'cuptorul morţii' din Cluj, cel mai modern crematoriu uman din estul Europei", Adevărul, October 9, 2014

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