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 | |
|---|---|
 Location in Cluj County | |
  Mihai Viteazu Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 46°32′29″N 23°44′50″E | |
| Country |  Romania |
| County | Cluj |
| Subdivisions | Cheia, Cornești, Mihai Viteazu |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | János Zeng (since 2004) (UDMR) |
| Population (2011)[1] | 5,423 |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Vehicle reg. | CJ |
Mihai Viteazu commune, which is named after the medieval ruler Michael the Brave (Romanian: Mihai Viteazu), was founded by the merging of four villages, Sânmihaiu de Jos (Alsószentmihály), Sânmihaiu de Sus (Felsőszentmihály), Cornești and Cheia. All four villages were first time 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 has more than 47 square kilometers and 5,749 inhabitants. The most interesting sight of the area is the Turzii Gorges (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.[2]
Personalities
- Ion Cârja, anti-Communist dissident, writer
References
- "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- http://www.edrc.ro/recensamant.jsp?regiune_id=2140&judet_id=2295&localitate_id=2349
- Atlasul localităților județului Cluj (Cluj County Localities Atlas), Suncart Publishing House, Cluj-Napoca, ISBN 973-86430-0-7
