Călățele (; ) 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 ...
,
Transylvania
Transylvania ( or ; ; or ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Siweberjen'') is a List of historical regions of Central Europe, historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and ...
,
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...
. It is composed of six villages: Călata (''Nagykalota''), Călățele, Călățele-Pădure, Dealu Negru (''Bánffytelep''), Finciu (''Kalotaújfalu''), and Văleni (''Magyarvalkó'').
Geography
The commune is situated in the northern foothills of the
Apuseni Mountains
The Apuseni Mountains (, "Western Mountains"; , "Transylvanian Mountains") are a mountain range in Transylvania, Romania, which belongs to the Western Romanian Carpathians. The highest peak is the Bihor Peak at . The Apuseni Mountains have ab ...
, at an altitude of , on the banks of the river
Călata. It is located in the western part of the county, in the
Țara Călatei
Țara Călatei () is a region in Transylvania, Romania. It is one of the many areas in Western Romania with a significant Hungarian population, and is a stronghold of old Transylvanian Hungarian folk traditions.
Geography
Țara Călatei is a ...
historical region of Transylvania, south of
Huedin and west of the county seat,
Cluj-Napoca
Cluj-Napoca ( ; ), or simply Cluj ( , ), is a city in northwestern Romania. It is the second-most populous city in the country and the seat of Cluj County. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest (), Budapest () and Belgrade ( ...
.
Călățele is crossed by
national road
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, which connects it to Huedin and
DN1 to the north and to
Albac and to the south.
Demographics
According to the
census from 2002, there was a total population of 2,671 people living in this commune. Of this population, 80.98% 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, ...
, 10.14% 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 ...
, and 8.64% ethnic
Roma.
At the
2011 census, there were 2,243 inhabitants, of which 77.66% were Romanians, 10.88% Hungarians, and 8.34% Roma. At the
2021 census, Călățele had a population of 2,307; of those, 62.29% were Romanians, 16.91% Roma, and 8.67% Hungarians.
Natives
*
Corvin Radovici (1931 – 2017), chess player, International Master
*
Alexandru Roșca
Alexandru Roṣca (23 August 1906 – 17 February 1996) was a Romanian psychologist and professor. In 1991, he was elected a titular list of members of the Romanian Academy, member of the Romanian Academy.
Works
* ''Psihopatologia deviaților mor ...
(1906 – 1996), psychologist and academic
References
External links
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Communes in Cluj County
Localities in Transylvania
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