Turulung ( hu, Túrterebes, ; rue, Туртеребеш) 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 3,910 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 ...
. It is composed of three villages: Drăgușeni (''Túrterebestelep''), Turulung and Turulung-Vii (''Túrterebesszőlőhegy'').
The commune is located in the northern part of the county, on the banks of the
Tur River.
Demographics
Ethnic groups (2002 census):
Romanian census data, 2002
retrieved on March 23, 2010
*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 ...
: 55.34%
*Romanians
The Romanians ( ro, români, ; dated exonym '' Vlachs'') are a Romance-speaking ethnic group. Sharing a common Romanian culture and ancestry, and speaking the Romanian language, they live primarily in Romania and Moldova. The 2011 Roman ...
: 31.88%
* Romanies (Gypsies): 9.10%
According to mother tongue, 67.98% of the population speak Hungarian as first their language, while 31.72% speak Romanian
Romanian may refer to:
*anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania
**Romanians, an ethnic group
**Romanian language, a Romance language
*** Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language
** Romanian cuisine, tradition ...
.
Natives
* Pál Reizer
* Jenő Schönberger
References
Communes in Satu Mare County
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