Căianu

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Căianu
Magyarkályán
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Căianu (Romania)
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Basic data
State : RomaniaRomania Romania
Historical region : Transylvania
Circle : Cluj
Coordinates : 46 ° 47 '  N , 23 ° 55'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 47 '13 "  N , 23 ° 55' 2"  E
Time zone : EET ( UTC +2)
Height : 355  m
Area : 55.11  km²
Residents : 2,355 (October 20, 2011)
Population density : 43 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : 407120
Telephone code : (+40) 02 64
License plate : CJ
Structure and administration (as of 2016)
Community type : local community
Structure : Căianu, Bărăi , Căianu Mic , Căianu-Vamă , Vaida-Cămăraș , Văleni
Mayor : Vasile Pop ( PSD )
Postal address : Str. Principală, no. 48
loc. Căianu, jud. Cluj, RO-407120
Website :

Căianu (outdated Călian or Călean ; Hungarian Magyarkályán or Kályán ) is a municipality in the Cluj County in Transylvania , Romania .

Geographical location

Location of the Căianu commune in the Cluj district

The municipality of Căianu is located in the west of the Transylvanian Basin . The community center is located on the district road (drum județean) DJ 161G, one kilometer south of Drum național 16 , about 30 kilometers east of the district capital Cluj-Napoca (Klausenburg) . The five incorporated villages are located two to about ten kilometers from the community center on a total area of ​​5511 hectares. Almost half of the community area is used for agriculture.

history

The place Căianu founded by Hungary was first mentioned in 1326. In the 15th century Romanians also settled here. Archaeological finds on the area - called La Feredeu by the locals - of the community center and in the incorporated village of Văleni (Hungarian Lárgatanya ) indicate settlement as far back as Roman times .

In the list of historical monuments of the Romanian Ministry of Culture on the area of ​​the place Căianu (near Dijmașii ), archaeological finds of a settlement that point to early history are noted.

In the Kingdom of Hungary , today's municipality belonged to the Mocs chair district in Klausenburg County , then to the historical Cluj County and from 1950 to the present-day Cluj County.

population

The population of the municipality developed as follows:

census Ethnic composition
year population Romanians Hungary German other
1850 1,984 1,409 498 2 75
1956 4,541 2,837 1,679 1 24
1992 2,700 1,543 1,129 - 28
2002 2,567 1,541 978 - 48
2011 2,355 1,369 854 - 132 (60 Roma)

Since 1850 the highest number of inhabitants and also that of the Romanians in 1956 was determined in the area of ​​today's municipality. The highest population of the Magyars (1,691) was registered in 1941, that of the Roma (68) in 1850 and that of the Romanian Germans (39) in 1900. In 1930 two residents known each other as Slovaks .

Attractions

  • The ruins of the former wooden church Sfinții Arhangheli Mihail și Gavriil in Căianu, built in 1750, are still under monument protection.
  • In the incorporated village of Vaida-Cămăraș (Hungarian Vajdakamarás ) the reformed church , built in the 17th century, is a listed building.
  • In the incorporated village of Bărăi (ung. Báré ) the wooden church.

  • Ruins of the former wooden church Sfinții Arhangheli Mihail și Gavriil

  • Reformed Church in Vaida-Cămăraş

  • Wooden church in Bărăi

Web links

Commons : Căianu  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 2011 census in Romania ( MS Excel ; 1.3 MB)
  2. ^ Dictionary of the localities in Transylvania
  3. ↑ Heinz Heltmann, Gustav Servatius (Ed.): Travel Guide Siebenbürgen. Kraft, Würzburg 1993, ISBN 3-8083-2019-2 .
  4. ↑ Institute Of Archeology - Căianu , accessed on 25 July 2017 (Romanian).
  5. ↑ a b c d List of historical monuments of the Romanian Ministry of Culture, updated 2015 (Romanian; PDF; 12.7 MB)
  6. ↑ Census, last updated November 2, 2008 (Hungarian; PDF; 525 kB)
  7. ↑ Information on the church in Bărăi from biserici.org accessed on July 25, 2017 (Romanian)