Moftin (, Hungarian pronunciation: ; ) is a commune of 4,222 inhabitants situated in

Satu Mare County Satu Mare County (, , ) 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'', in German language, Ge ...

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 ...

. Its center is Moftinu Mic, and the commune is composed of seven villages: Domănești (''Domahida''), Ghilvaci (''Gilvács''), Ghirolt (''Érgirolt''), Istrău (''Esztró''), Moftinu Mare (''Nagymajtény''), Moftinu Mic, and Sânmiclăuș (''Krasznaszentmiklós'').

Administration

The current local council has the following political composition, based on the results of the votes cast at the 2024 Romanian local elections.

Geography

The commune is located in the south-western part of the county, at a distance of from

Carei Carei (; , ; /, , ) is a municipiu, city in Satu Mare County, northwestern Romania, near the border with Hungary. The city administers one village, Ianculești (). Geography The municipality of Carei is situated in the north-west of Romania, aw ...

and from the county seat,

Satu Mare Satu Mare (; ; ; 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 region of Maramureș, broadly part of Transylvania ...

, 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 ** : Arad–Oradea ** : Oradea–Satu Mare ...

. It borders the city of Carei and

Căpleni Căpleni (, Hungarian pronunciation: ; ) is a commune of 4,349 inhabitants in Satu Mare County, Romania along the border with Hungary. It is composed of a single village, Căpleni, and also included the village of Cămin until 2002, when it was ...

commune to the west,

Căuaș Căuaș (, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune of 2,259 inhabitants situated in Satu Mare County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Ady Endre (''Érmindszent or Adyfalva''), Căuaș, Ghenci (''Gencs''), Ghilești (''Illéd'') ...

commune to the south, Terebești and

Craidorolț Craidorolț (, 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: 24% * Roma: 15% *U ...

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 (1703–1711) was the first significant attempt to topple the rule of the Habsburgs over Royal Hungary, Hungary. The war was conducted by a group of noblemen, wealthy and high-ranking progressives and was led by F ...

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

Economy

The

Moftin oil field The Moftin oil field is an oil field located in Moftin, Satu Mare County. It was discovered in 2012 and developed by Rompetrol. It will begin production in 2014 and will produce oil. The total proven reserves Proven reserves (also called measu ...

is located on the territory of the commune.

Demographics

At the 2002 census, the commune had 4,328 inhabitants, of whom 57.39% were

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, ...

, 31.81%

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 4.78%

Roma Roma or ROMA may refer to: People, characters, figures, names * Roma or Romani people, an ethnic group living mostly in Europe and the Americas. * Roma called Roy, ancient Egyptian High Priest of Amun * Roma (footballer, born 1979), born ''Paul ...

; according to mother tongue, 53.65% spoke

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, traditional ...

as their first language, while 44.59% spoke Hungarian.Romanian census data, 2002
retrieved on March 22, 2010 At the 2011 census, Moftin had a population of 4,293, of which 53.69% were Romanians, 26.48% Hungarians, 9.64% Roma, 4.52%

Germans Germans (, ) are the natives or inhabitants of Germany, or sometimes more broadly any people who are of German descent or native speakers of the German language. The Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany, constitution of Germany, imple ...

, and 2.14%

Ukrainians Ukrainians (, ) are an East Slavs, East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine. Their native tongue is Ukrainian language, Ukrainian, and the majority adhere to Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Orthodoxy, forming the List of contemporary eth ...

. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 4,293, of which 53.08% were Romanians, 27.76% Hungarians, 8.83% Roma, 3.34% Germans, and 2.87% Ukrainians.

Natives

* Silviu Lung (born 1956), football player and manager

References

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