Bonțida

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Bonțida
Commune
The Bánffy Castle
Location of the settlement on Cluj County map
Location on Romania map
Coordinates: 46°54′0″N 23°48′0″E / 46.90000°N 23.80000°E / 46.90000; 23.80000Coordinates: 46°54′0″N 23°48′0″E / 46.90000°N 23.80000°E / 46.90000; 23.80000
Country  Romania
County Cluj County
Status Commune
Settled 1263
Commune seat Bonţida
Villages Bonţida, Coasta, Răscruci, Tăuşeni
Government
 • Mayor Emil Cărhaţ (PNL)
Area
 • Total 80.38 km2 (31.03 sq mi)
Population (July 1, 2007)[1]
 • Total 5,050
 • Density 63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Area code(s) +40 x64[2]
Website http://www.cjcluj.ro/bontida/
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Bonțida (Hungarian: Bonchida, transl. "Bonc's bridge"; German: Bonisbruck) is a commune in Cluj County, Romania. It is known as the home of a Baroque castle owned by the Bánffy family (of which Miklós Bánffy was a member); partly destroyed during World War II and neglected by the communist regime in Romania, it is currently being restored.

The Bánffy family had another castle in Răscruci (Válaszút), which is part of Bonţida and also the birthplace of poet Albert Wass. The Răscruci castle features in the reminiscences of an English governess, Florence Tarring, who worked for one of the branches of the Bánffy family during the First World War (1914-1919).[3]

The commune is composed of four villages: Bonţida, Coasta (Gyulatelke), Răscruci (Válaszút) and Tăuşeni (Marokháza).

Demographics

According to the census from 2002 there was a total population of 4,722 people living in this town. Of this population, 65.07% are ethnic Romanians, 19.10% are ethnic Hungarians and 15.75% ethnic Romani.[4]

Natives

See also

  • Bonţida Bánffy Castle
  • Răscruci Bánffy Castle

References

  1. ↑ "Population as of July 1, 2007" (in Romanian). INSSE. April 4, 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-04. 
  2. ↑ x is a digit indicating the operator: 2 for the former national operator, Romtelecom, and 3 for the other ground telephone networks
  3. ↑ Florence Tarring (2010). Elizabeth Watson, ed. Miss Tarring's War. ISBN 978-1-921586-20-0. 
  4. ↑ http://www.edrc.ro/recensamant.jsp?regiune_id=2140&judet_id=2295&localitate_id=2311

References

    Cluj County, Romania
    Cities
    Towns
    Communes
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