Vultureni (Cluj)

Vultureni
Borsaújfalu

Basic data

State :

Romania

Historical region :

Transylvania

Circle :

Cluj

Coordinates :

46 ° 58 ' N , 23 ° 33' E Coordinates: 46 ° 57 '38 " N , 23 ° 33' 18" E

Time zone :

EET ( UTC +2)

Height :

376 m

Area :

71.12 km²

Residents :

1,516 (October 20, 2011)

Population density :

21 inhabitants per km²

Postal code :

407595

Telephone code :

(+40) 02 64

License plate :

CJ

Structure and administration (as of 2016)

Community type :

local community

Structure :

Vultureni, Băbuțiu , Bădeşti , Chidea , Făureni , Șoimeni

Mayor :

Eugen Mureșan ( PNL )

Postal address :

Str. Principală, no. 73
loc. Vultureni, jud. Cluj, RO-407595

Website :

www.e-primarii.ro/primaria-vulturenicj/

Vultureni ( Hungarian Borsaújfalu ) is a municipality in Cluj County , in Transylvania , Romania .

Geographical location

Location of Vultureni in Cluj County

The municipality of Vultureni is located in the Somesch Highlands (Podișul Someșan) , in the west of the Transylvanian Basin . The place Vultureni is located on the brook Borşa - a left tributary of the Someşul Mic - and on the county road (Drum județean) DJ 109 about 30 kilometers north of the county capital Cluj-Napoca (Klausenburg) .

The municipality of Vultureni lies on an area of about 7000 hectares of hilly landscape, with the highest mountain in the municipality, the so-called Grecea ( 662 m ), on the area of the incorporated village of Băbuțiu (ung. Babuc ).

history

The place of today's community center was first mentioned in 1314. In the 14th century this was known under the name Biszó ( Romanian Bidisău ) and in the 16th century Magyarújfalu . In the second half of the 17th century, the Hungarian noblemen Ferenczi , Koncz and Monsa settled here .

According to M. Roska, archaeological finds that indicate a settlement in the region up to the Neolithic were made on the area of the incorporated village of Bădeşti (Hungarian Bádoky ), on the mountain Boroş (Hungarian Boroshegy ), which the locals call . During archaeological excavations in Băbuțiu, a 5th or 6th century settlement was found on Mount Grecea near Șanțul Grecilor (Grave of the Greeks / Greek Grave); several found in Șoimeni (formerly Ginteu ; Hungarian Sólyomkő ) near Piatra Șoimilor and at the brook Fancica near La Cruce settlements of the early history .

In the Kingdom of Hungary , today's community belonged to the chair district Kolozsvár in County Cluj , then the historic district of Cluj and from 1950 to today's Cluj County at.

population

The population of the municipality developed as follows:

census		Ethnic composition
year	population	Romanians	Hungary	German	other
1850	3,021	2.116	768	-	137
1890	3,528	2,511	918	10	89
1941	4,863	3,786	943	-	134
1977	3.124	2,692	423	-	9
2002	1,568	1,328	184	-	56
2011	1,516	1,217	166	-	133 (91 Roma)

Since 1850 the highest number of inhabitants and that of the Romanians in 1941 have been determined in the area of today's municipality. The highest population of the Magyars (970) was registered in 1910, that of the Roma (104) in 1850 and that of the Romanian Germans in 1890. Furthermore, in 1941 two residents declared themselves Ukrainians .

Attractions

The Reformed Church in Bădeşti, built in the 13th century and renewed in the 18th century, are under monument protection.
In Chidea (Hungarian Kide ) the reformed church built in the 13th century, the wooden church Sf. Gheorghe built in 1761, the church of Sf. Ioan Nepomuk built in 1766 and the Unitarian Church built in 1902 are listed buildings.
The Szabo Mill in Șoimeni , built in 1750, is a listed building.