Căpleni ( hu, Kaplony,
Hungarian pronunciation: ; german: Kaplau) is a
commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
of 4,349 inhabitants situated in
Satu Mare County
Satu Mare County ( ro, Județul Satu Mare, ) is a county (județ) of Romania, on the border with Hungary and Ukraine. The capital city is Satu Mare.
Name
In Hungarian, it is known as ''Szatmár megye'', in German as ''Kreis Sathmar'', in Ukrain ...
,
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...
along the border with
Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the ...
. It is composed of a single village, Căpleni, and also included
Cămin village until 2002, when it was split off to form a separate commune.
The commune is located in the western part of the county, on the bank of the
Crasna River, at a distance of north of
Carei
Carei (; , ; /, yi, , ) is a city in Satu Mare County, northwestern Romania, near the border with Hungary. The city administers one village, Ianculești ( hu, Szentjánosmajor).
History
The first mention of the city under the name of "Karul ...
and from the county seat,
Satu Mare.
Etymology
The name "Cǎpleni" is the Romanian version of its Hungarian name, ''Kaplony'', which derives from an
Old Turkic
Old Turkic (also East Old Turkic, Orkhon Turkic language, Old Uyghur) is the earliest attested form of the Turkic languages, found in Göktürk and Uyghur Khaganate inscriptions dating from about the eighth to the 13th century. It is the old ...
personal name meaning "
tiger
The tiger (''Panthera tigris'') is the largest living cat species and a member of the genus ''Panthera''. It is most recognisable for its dark vertical stripes on orange fur with a white underside. An apex predator, it primarily preys on ...
".
Demographics
Ethnic groups (2011 census):
Romanian census data, 2011
; retrieved on May 14, 2012
*Hungarians (90.4%)
*Roma (4%)
*Romanians (3.1%)
*Germans (2.4%)
Natives
* Robert Roszel
References
Communes in Satu Mare County
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