Tureni

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Tureni
Tordatúr
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Tureni (Romania)
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Basic data
State : RomaniaRomania Romania
Historical region : Transylvania
Circle : Cluj
Coordinates : 46 ° 37 '  N , 23 ° 42'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 37 '21 "  N , 23 ° 41' 57"  E
Time zone : EET ( UTC +2)
Height : 541  m
Area : 74.04  km²
Residents : 2,278 (October 20, 2011)
Population density : 31 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : 407560
Telephone code : (+40) 02 64
License plate : CJ
Structure and administration (as of 2016)
Community type : local community
Structure : Tureni, Ceanu Mic , Comşeşti , Mărtineşti , Miceşti
Mayor : Elena-Daniela Mănăilă ( PNL )
Postal address : Str. Principală, no. 243
loc. Tureni, jud. Cluj, RO-407560
Website :

Tureni (outdated Tur ; Hungarian Tordatúr or Túr ) is a municipality in Cluj County in Transylvania , Romania .

location

Tureni is located in western Transylvania on the north-eastern edge of the Apuseni Mountains . The closest larger cities are Turda (approx. 10 km southeast) and Cluj-Napoca (approx. 20 km northwest).

history

Tureni was first mentioned in a document in 1276. The place name should come from the Slavic Tur (= wisent or aurochs ).

population

The 1027 inhabitants of the place (as of 2002) call themselves about half Romanians and half Hungarians . The population has declined significantly since its peak in 1941 (then 1566). Around 1500 other residents live in the four incorporated villages.

traffic

The place is directly on the European routes 60 and 81 . The nearest train station is about 10 km east of the village on the Cluj-Napoca-Războieni railway line .

Attractions

South of Tureni is the Cheile Turului valley gorge , about 2 km long , formed by the Pârâul Racilor stream .

photos

  • Tureni

  • Cheile Turului valley gorge

  • Mărtineşti

Web links

Commons : Tureni, Cluj  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de
  2. ↑ Heinz Heltmann, Gustav Servatius (Ed.): Travel Guide Siebenbürgen. Kraft, Würzburg 1993, ISBN 3-8083-2019-2 .
  3. ↑ Tureni at varga.adatbank.transindex.ro (Hungarian)