Bobâlna

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For the village in Hunedoara County, see Rapoltu Mare.

Bobâlna
Commune
Location of the settlement on Cluj County map
Location on Romania map
Coordinates: 47°8′0″N 23°38′0″E / 47.13333°N 23.63333°E / 47.13333; 23.63333
Country	Romania
County	Cluj County
Status	Commune
Settled	1332
Commune seat	Bobâlna
Villages	Antăş, Băbdiu, Blidăreşti, Bobâlna, Cremenea, Maia, Oşorhel, Pruni, Răzbuneni, Suarăş, Vâlcelele
Government
• Mayor	Augustin Mureşan
Area
• Total	74.6 km² (28.8 sq mi)
Population (July 1, 2007)^[1]
• Total	1,693
• Density	23/km² (59/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Area code(s)	+40 x64^[2]
Website	http://www.cjcluj.ro/bobalna/

Bobâlna (Olpret until 1957; Hungarian: Alparét; German: Krautfeld) is a commune in Cluj County, Romania, having a population of 1,888. It is composed of eleven villages: Antăş (Antos), Băbdiu (Zápróc), Blidăreşti (Tálosfalva), Bobâlna, Cremenea (Keménye), Maia (Mánya), Oşorhel (Erdővásárhely), Pruni (Nagymező), Răzbuneni (Radákszinye), Suarăş (Szóváros) and Vâlcelele (Bujdos).

The first document that mentions the village is from 1332. This village was the place where the 15th century Bobâlna revolt started.

Demographics

According to the census from 2002 there was a total population of 1,888 people living in this town. Of this population, 99.76% are ethnic Romanians, 1.85% ethnic Romani and 1.37% are ethnic Hungarians.^[3]

Natives

Alexandru Vaida-Voevod (1872–1950), politician, served as Prime Minister of Romania.

References

↑ "Population as of July 1, 2007" (in Romanian). INSSE. April 4, 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
↑ x is a digit indicating the operator: 2 for the former national operator, Romtelecom, and 3 for the other ground telephone networks
↑ http://www.edrc.ro/recensamant.jsp?regiune_id=2140&judet_id=2295&localitate_id=2310

v t e Cluj County, Romania

Cities	Cluj-Napoca (county seat) Câmpia Turzii Dej Gherla Turda

Towns	Huedin

Communes	Aghireșu Aiton Aluniș Apahida Așchileu Baciu Băișoara Beliș Bobâlna Bonțida Borșa Buza Căianu Călărași Călățele Cămărașu Căpușu Mare Cășeiu Cătina Câțcău Ceanu Mare Chinteni Chiuiești Ciucea Ciurila Cojocna Cornești Cuzdrioara Dăbâca Feleacu Fizeșu Gherlii Florești Frata Gârbău Geaca Gilău Iara Iclod Izvoru Crișului Jichișu de Jos Jucu Luna Măguri-Răcătău Mănăstireni Mărgău Mărișel Mica Mihai Viteazu Mintiu Gherlii Mociu Moldovenești Negreni Pălatca Panticeu Petreștii de Jos Ploscoș Poieni Râșca Recea-Cristur Săcuieu Săndulești Săvădisla Sâncraiu Sânmartin Sânpaul Sic Suatu Tritenii de Jos Tureni Țaga Unguraș Vad Valea Ierii Viișoara Vultureni

Coordinates: 47°8′N 23°38′E / 47.133°N 23.633°E / 47.133; 23.633

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