Moldovenești

Moldovenești
Orfalău, Varfalău
Várfalva
Commune

Reformed church in Stejeriș

Location of Moldovenești Commune
Coordinates: 46°29′55″N 23°40′13″E / 46.49861°N 23.67028°E / 46.49861; 23.67028Coordinates: 46°29′55″N 23°40′13″E / 46.49861°N 23.67028°E / 46.49861; 23.67028
Country Romania
County Cluj County
Component villages Bădeni, Moldovenești, Pietroasa, Plăiești, Podeni, Stejeriș
Government
  Mayor Paul Kanyaro (since 2004) (UDMR)
Area
  Total 139 km2 (54 sq mi)
Population (2011)
  Total 3,246
  Density 23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Website Official website of the municipality (in Romanian) (in Hungarian)

Moldovenești (formerly Orfalău and Varfalău; Hungarian: Várfalva; German: Burgdorf) is a commune in Cluj County, 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.[1]

Etymology

The commune was renamed Moldoveneşti in the interwar period, in honour of Ioan Micu Moldovan. 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:

In RomanianIn HungarianEthnic majority
BădeniBágyonHungarians
MoldoveneștiVárfalvaHungarians
PietroasaCsegezRomanians
PodeniSzékelyhidasRomanians
PlăieștiKövendHungarians
StejerișKercsedHungarians

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

Notes

References

(in Romanian) (in Hungarian) Official website of the municipality

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