Moftin ( hu, Kismajtény, Hungarian pronunciation: ; german: Kleinmaitingen) 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 4,328 inhabitants situated in

Satu Mare County Satu Mare County ( ro, Județul Satu Mare, ) is a county (Counties of Romania, județ) of Romania, on the border with Hungary and Ukraine. The capital city is Satu Mare. Name In Hungarian language, Hungarian, it is known as ''Szatmár megye'', i ...

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

. Its center is Moftinu Mic, and the commune is composed of seven villages: The commune is located in the south-western part of the county, at a distance of from

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 Satu Mare (; hu, Szatmárnémeti ; german: Sathmar; yi, סאטמאר or ) is a city with a population of 102,400 (2011). It is the capital of Satu Mare County, Romania, as well as the centre of the Satu Mare metropolitan area. It lies in the ...

, on

European route E671 European route E 671 is a road part of the International E-road network. It begins in Timișoara, Timiș County, Romania and ends in Satu Mare. It is long. Route * ** : Timișoara–Arad, Romania, Arad ** : Arad–Oradea ** : Oradea–Sa ...

. It borders the city of Carei and

Căpleni Căpleni ( hu, Kaplony, Hungarian pronunciation: ; german: Kaplau) is a commune of 4,349 inhabitants situated in Satu Mare County, Romania along the border with Hungary. It is composed of a single village, Căpleni, and also included Cămin vill ...

commune to the west,

Căuaș Căuaș ( hu, Érkávás, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune of 2,350 inhabitants situated in Satu Mare County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of six villages: *Ady Endre / Érmindszent or Adyfalva *Căuaș *Ghenci / Gencs *Ghilești / Il ...

commune to the south,

Terebești Terebești ( hu, Krasznaterebes, pronounced: ) is a commune of 1,647 inhabitants situated in Satu Mare County, Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, ...

and

Craidorolț Craidorolț ( hu, Királydaróc, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune of 2,215 inhabitants (2011) situated in Satu Mare County, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Demographics Ethnic groups (2011 census): *Romanians: 53% *Hungarians: ...

communes to the east and Doba commune to the north.

History

On 1 May 1711, at the end of

Rákóczi's War of Independence Rákóczi's War of Independence (1703–11) was the first significant attempt to topple the rule of the Habsburgs over Hungary. The war was conducted by a group of noblemen, wealthy and high-ranking progressives and was led by Francis II Rákó ...

, 12,000 rebels laid down their arms and took an oath of allegiance to the Emperor in the fields outside Kismajtény (Moftinu Mic).

Demographics

Ethnic groups (2002 census): *

Romanians The Romanians ( ro, români, ; dated exonym ''Vlachs'') are a Romance languages, Romance-speaking ethnic group. Sharing a common Culture of Romania, Romanian culture and Cultural heritage, ancestry, and speaking the Romanian language, they l ...

: 57.39% *

Hungarians Hungarians, also known as Magyars ( ; hu, magyarok ), are a nation and ethnic group native to Hungary () and historical Hungarian lands who share a common culture, history, ancestry, and language. The Hungarian language belongs to the Urali ...

: 31.81% *

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: 4.78% According to mother tongue, 53.65% speak

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as their first language, while 44.59% of the population speak Hungarian:Romanian census data, 2002
retrieved on March 22, 2010

Natives

Silviu Lung Silviu Lung (; born 9 September 1956) is a retired Romanian football goalkeeper and current manager. Playing career Club career Silviu Lung was born on 9 September 1956 in Sânmiclăuș, Satu Mare and started to play football in 1971 at Victo ...

References

Communes in Satu Mare County {{SatuMare-geo-stub