Mihai Viteazu, Cluj

Mihai Viteazu (archaic: Sânmihaiu; Hungarian: Szentmihály; German: Michelsdorf) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Cheia (Mészkő), Cornești (Sinfalva), and Mihai Viteazu.

Mihai Viteazu
Szentmihály
Commune
Location in Cluj County
Location in Cluj County
Mihai Viteazu is located in Romania
Mihai Viteazu
Mihai Viteazu
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°32′29″N 23°44′50″E
CountryRomania
CountyCluj
SubdivisionsCheia, Cornești, Mihai Viteazu
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Ioan Zeng[1] (UDMR)
Area
47.53 km2 (18.35 sq mi)
Elevation
331 m (1,086 ft)
Population
 (2011-10-31)[2]
5,423
 • Density110/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
407405
Area code+40 x64
Vehicle reg.CJ
Websiteprimariamihaiviteazu.ro

Mihai Viteazu village, which is named after the medieval ruler Michael the Brave (Romanian: Mihai Viteazu), was founded in 1925 by the merging of two villages, Sânmihaiu de Jos (Alsószentmihály) and Sânmihaiu de Sus (Felsőszentmihály). Those two, together with Cornești and Cheia, were first mentioned in documents in the 14th century, after the settlement of Székelys in the Aranyos Seat area. However, archaeologists unearthed traces of human dwellings from earlier periods, too.

The commune covers an area of 47.53 square kilometres (18.35 square miles) and has 5,423 inhabitants. The most interesting sight of the area is the Turda Gorge (Cheile Turzii).

Demography

At the 2002 census, 71.2% of the commune's inhabitants were Romanians, 27.4% Hungarians and 1.3% Roma. 66.6% were Romanian Orthodox, 13.8% Unitarian, 10.1% Reformed, 4% Roman Catholic, 2.4% belonged to another religion, and 0.9% Pentecostal.[3]

Natives

References
  1. "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  2. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. "Structura Etno-demografică a României".
  • Atlasul localităților județului Cluj (Cluj County Localities Atlas), Suncart Publishing House, Cluj-Napoca, ISBN 973-86430-0-7
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