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Comuna Moldoveneşti
Várfalva község
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| County |
Cluj County |
| Area |
139 km² |
| Population (2002) |
3,644 |
| Density |
26.2 inh/km² |
| Geographical coordinates |
46°29′55,32″N, 23°40′13,08″E |
| Old name(s) |
Orfalău, Varfalău |
| Mayor |
Paul Kanyaro, DUHR, since 2004 |
| Component villages |
Moldoveneşti, Bădeni, Pietroasa, Plăieşti, Podeni, Stejeriş |
| Website: |
(Romanian) Moldoveneşti on Cluj County Council website |
Moldoveneşti or Várfalva (Romanian: Moldoveneşti, Hungarian: Várfalva; German: Burgdorf) (earlier: Orfalău, Varfalău) is a commune in Cluj County, Romania, 12 km South-West of Turda, in the valley of the Arieş.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Etymology
The commune was renamed Moldoveneşti in the interwar period, in honour of Ioan Micu Moldovan. The previous name, Várfalva/Varfalău, means Village of the Castle in Hungarian.
[edit] Population
Total: 3,644
Hungarian: 2,127
Romanian: 1,474
Roma: 39
[edit] Famous natives
[edit] References
- Atlasul localităţilor judeţului Cluj (Cluj County Localities Atlas), Suncart Publishing House, Cluj-Napoca, ISBN 973-864300-7
