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 / 46.54139°N 23.74722°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Cluj |
| Subdivisions | Cheia, Cornești, Mihai Viteazu |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Ioan Zeng[1] (UDMR) |
| Area | 47.53 km2 (18.35 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 331 m (1,086 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 5,575 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 407405 |
| Area code | +40 x64 |
| Vehicle reg. | CJ |
| Website | primariamihaiviteazu |
Mihai Viteazu village, which is named after the medieval ruler Michael the Brave (Romanian: Mihai Viteazu), was founded in 1925 by the merging of two villages, Sânmihaiu de Jos (Alsószentmihály) and Sânmihaiu de Sus (Felsőszentmihály). Those two, together with Cornești and Cheia, were first 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 covers an area of 47.53 square kilometres (18.35 square miles) and has 5,423 inhabitants. The most interesting sight of the area is the Turda Gorge (Cheile Turzii).
Demography
editAt 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.[3]
Natives
edit- Ion Cârja (1922–1977), anti-Communist dissident, writer
- Oliviu Gherman (1930–2020), physicist and politician
References
edit- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ "Structura Etno-demografică a României".
- Atlasul localităților județului Cluj (Cluj County Localities Atlas), Suncart Publishing House, Cluj-Napoca, ISBN 973-86430-0-7