Moldoveneşti is a commune in Cluj County

Cluj County

Cluj ; is a county of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Cluj-Napoca.-Demographics:In 2007, it had a population of 692,316 and a population density of 104/km².*Romanians – 80%*Hungarians – 17.5%*Roma – 2.5%-Geography:...

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Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

, 12 km South-West of Turda

Turda

Turda is a city and Municipality in Cluj County, Romania, situated on the Arieş River.- Ancient times :The city was founded by Dacians under the name Patavissa or Potaissa...

, in the valley of the Arieş

Arieș River (Mureș)

The Arieș is a tributary of Mureș River in Transylvania, Romania.Most probably "Arieș" means "Gold River" in Dalmatian which is thought to be very similar to the Dacian language. It is concluded that the Romanian name most probably derives from the Dacian name of the river...

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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

Saschiz

Saschiz is a commune in Mureş County, Romania. It has a population of 2,048: 88% Romanians, 5% Germans, 4% Hungarians and 3% Roma. It is composed of three villages: Cloaşterf, Mihai Viteazu and Saschiz....

 region and the territory became part of Aranyos Seat.

Etymology

The commune was renamed Moldoveneşti in the interwar period

Interwar period

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, in honour of Ioan Micu Moldovan. The previous name, Varfalău, is derived from Várfalva, which means "Village of the Castle" in Hungarian

Hungarian language

Hungarian is a Uralic language, part of the Ugric group. With some 14 million speakers, it is one of the most widely spoken non-Indo-European languages in Europe....

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Component villages

The commune is composed of six villages:

In Romanian Romanian language Romanian Romanian Romanian (or Daco-Romanian; obsolete spellings Rumanian, Roumanian; self-designation: română, limba română ("the Romanian language") or românește (lit. "in Romanian") is a Romance language spoken by around 24 to 28 million people, primarily in Romania and Moldova...	In Hungarian Hungarian language Hungarian is a Uralic language, part of the Ugric group. With some 14 million speakers, it is one of the most widely spoken non-Indo-European languages in Europe....	Ethnic majority
Bădeni	Bágyon	Hungarians
Moldoveneşti	Várfalva	Hungarians
Pietroasa	Csegez	Romanians
Podeni	Székelyhidas	Romanians
Plăieşti	Kövend	Hungarians
Stejeriş	Kercsed	Hungarians

Population

According to the census from 2002

Demographics of Romania

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 there was a total population of 1,809 people living in this commune. Of this population, 58.36% are ethnic Hungarians, 40.45% are ethnic Romanians and 1.07% ethnic Rroma.

Famous natives

• Ioan Micu Moldovan - historian
  Historian
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   and theologian, member of the Romanian Academy
  Romanian Academy
  The Romanian Academy is a cultural forum founded in Bucharest, Romania, in 1866. It covers the scientific, artistic and literary domains. The academy has 181 acting members who are elected for life....