Moldovenești

Moldovenești (formerly Orfalău and Varfalău; Hungarian: Várfalva; German: Burgdorf) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania, 12 km southwest of Turda, in the valley of the Arieș.

Moldovenești

Orfalău, Varfalău
Várfalva
Commune
Reformed church in Stejeriș
Location in Cluj County
Moldovenești
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°29′55″N 23°40′13″E
Country Romania
CountyCluj
SubdivisionsBădeni, Moldovenești, Pietroasa, Plăiești, Podeni, Stejeriș
Government
 • MayorPaul Kanyaro (since 2004) (UDMR)
Area
139 km2 (54 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
3,317
 • Density24/km2 (62/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.CJ
WebsiteOfficial website (in Romanian and Hungarian)

History

The oldest record about the ancient castle at the village is from 1075, calling the place Castrum Turda (the old Turda Castle). During the Tatar invasions of Hungary in the 13th Century, most of the area around the castle was ravaged. Later, the land was given to free Székelys who moved here from the Saschiz region and the territory became part of Aranyos Seat.

Bădeni village has been the site of a crematorium since 2014.[2]

Etymology

The commune was renamed Moldoveneşti in the interwar period, in honour of Ioan Micu Moldovan. The previous name, Varfalău, is derived from Várfalva, which means "village of the castle" in Hungarian.

Component villages

The commune is composed of six villages:

In RomanianIn HungarianEthnic majority
BădeniBágyonHungarians
MoldoveneștiVárfalvaHungarians
PietroasaCsegezRomanians
PodeniSzékelyhidasRomanians
PlăieștiKövendHungarians
StejerișKercsedHungarians

Vălenii de Arieș (formerly Rachișul de Arieș or for short Rachiș; Aranyosrákos; Krebsbach) was a separate village until 1966, when it was absorbed into Moldovenești village.

Population

At the 2011 census, 56.6% of inhabitants were Hungarians, 39.6% Romanians and 3.8% Roma.

Natives

Notes
  1. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  2. (in Romanian) Florina Pop, "Cum arată 'cuptorul morţii' din Cluj, cel mai modern crematoriu uman din estul Europei", Adevărul, October 9, 2014

References
  • Atlasul localităților județului Cluj (Cluj County Localities Atlas), Suncart Publishing House, Cluj-Napoca, ISBN 973-86430-0-7

(in Romanian and Hungarian) Official website of the municipality

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