Mihai Viteazu (Cluj)

Mihai Viteazu

Basic data

State :

Romania

Historical region :

Transylvania

Circle :

Cluj

Coordinates :

46 ° 32 ' N , 23 ° 45' E Coordinates: 46 ° 32 '25 " N , 23 ° 44' 34" E

Time zone :

EET ( UTC +2)

Height :

331 m

Area :

47.57 km²

Residents :

5,423 (October 20, 2011)

Population density :

114 inhabitants per km²

Postal code :

407405

Telephone code :

(+40) 02 64

License plate :

CJ

Structure and administration (as of 2016)

Community type :

local community

Structure :

Mihai Viteazu, Cheia , Corneşti

Mayor :

Ioan Zeng ( UDMR )

Postal address :

Str. Principală, no. 1014
loc. Mihai Viteazu, jud. Cluj, RO-407405

Website :

primariamihai-viteazu.ro

Mihai Viteazu is a municipality in Cluj County , in Transylvania , Romania .

Geographical location

Location of Mihai Viteazu in Cluj County

The municipality of Mihai Viteazu is located in the west of the Transylvanian Basin northeast of the Trascău Mountains ( Munții Trascăului ) in the historic Torda-Aranyos County . The place is on the Arieș River and on the national road DN 75 three and a half kilometers southwest of Turda (Thorenburg) , the district capital Cluj-Napoca (Klausenburg) is about 35 kilometers north.

The Romanian A3 motorway, also known as Autostrada Transilvania , runs here on the eastern edge of the community center.

history

Originally made up of two localities - the eastern Sânmihaiu de Jos (Hungarian Alsószentmihályfalva or A: Sz: Mihályfalva .) And the western Sânmihaiu de Sus (Hungarian Felsőszentmihályfalva or F: Sz: Mihályfalva ) - Mihai Viteazu was first mentioned in documents in 1291 . Archaeological finds - in the area called Bodocul de Mijloc (ung. Középbodok) by the locals - point to a settlement in the region as far back as the Neolithic Age . According to B. Orbán, I. Téglás and Ion I. Russu and others, on the area of today's cultural center in Mihai Viteazu (formerly Wolff estate ) a. made numerous finds which point to dwellings from the Roman era.

Numerous archaeological finds were made on the left bank of the Arieș on the area of the incorporated village of Cheia ( Hungarian Méskő ) and also on the left bank of the Hăşdate brook on the area of the incorporated village of Corneşti (Hungarian Sinfalva ). The latter can be seen in numerous museums in Romania and also in Hungary.

In the Kingdom of Hungary , today's municipality belonged to the Torda District in Torda-Aranyos County , then to the historical Turda District and, from 1950, today's Cluj District.

population

In 1850, 3229 people lived in the area that is now the municipality. 1489 were Romanians , 1587 were Magyars , 149 were Roma and two were Germans . The largest population (6043) was determined in 1977. The highest number of Romanians (4094) was registered in 2002, that of Magyars (2434) and that of Roma (219) was registered in 1930, that of Romanian Germans (9) in 1941 and 1966. In addition, Ukrainians , Serbs and Slovaks were also registered on the territory of the municipality . The 2011 census showed a population of 5423 inhabitants in the municipality. Of these, 3864 were Romanians, 1314 Hungarians, 81 Roma, three Germans, three Italians , the rest were registered without any ethnic information.

Attractions

In Mihai Viteazu, the Reformed Church built between 1674 and 1684, the Unitarian Church in the 18th century and the Roman Catholic Church in the 19th century are listed as historical monuments.
The Unitarian Church was built in the 18th century in the incorporated villages of Cheia, and the Roman Catholic Church of Sf. Emilia was built in 1774 and is a listed building.