Bobâlna (''Olpret'' until 1957; ; ) is a commune in

Cluj County Cluj County () is a county () of Romania, in Transylvania. Its seat is Cluj-Napoca. Name In Hungarian language, Hungarian it is known as ''Kolozs megye''. Under the Kingdom of Hungary, a county with an identical name (Kolozs County, ) existed s ...

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. It is composed of eleven villages: Antăș (''Antos''), Băbdiu (''Zápróc''), Blidărești (''Tálosfalva''), Bobâlna, Cremenea (''Keménye''), Maia (''Mánya''), Oșorhel (''Erdővásárhely''), Pruni (''Nagymező''), Răzbuneni (''Radákszinye''), Suarăș (''Szóváros''), and Vâlcelele (''Bujdos''). The first document that mentions the village is from 1332. This village was the place where the 15th century Bobâlna revolt started.

Demographics

According to the census from 2002, there were 1,888 people living in this commune; of this population, 96.78% were ethnic

Romanians Romanians (, ; dated Endonym and exonym, exonym ''Vlachs'') are a Romance languages, Romance-speaking ethnic group and nation native to Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. Sharing a Culture of Romania, ...

, 1.85% ethnic Roma, and 1.37% ethnic

Hungarians Hungarians, also known as Magyars, are an Ethnicity, ethnic group native to Hungary (), who share a common Culture of Hungary, culture, Hungarian language, language and History of Hungary, history. They also have a notable presence in former pa ...

. At the 2021 census, Bobâlna had a population of 1,382; of those, 87.34% were Romanians and 6.37% Roma.

Natives

* Ferenc Barlabássy (c. 1540–1599), Hungarian nobleman *

Alexandru Vaida-Voevod Alexandru Vaida-Voevod or Vaida-Voievod (27 February 1872 – 19 March 1950) was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian politician who was a supporter and promoter of the union of Transylvania (before 1920 part of Hungary) with the Romanian Old K ...

(1872–1950), politician, served as

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References

Communes in Cluj County Localities in Transylvania {{ClujCounty-geo-stub