Apahida (; ; ) 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
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. It is composed of eight villages: Apahida, Bodrog (''Bodrog''), Câmpenești, Corpadea (''Kolozskorpád''), Dezmir (''Dezmér''), Pata (''Kolozspata''), Sânnicoară (''Szamosszentmiklós''), and Sub Coastă (''Telekfarka'').
In 1889 and 1968 two rich archaeological
treasures were discovered here. Apahida is an important road junction in Cluj County, as it links the county with
Mureș County
Mureș County (, , ) is a county (''județ'') of Romania, in the Historical regions of Romania, historical region of Transylvania, with the administrative centre in Târgu Mureș. The county was established in 1968, after the administrative reor ...
, through
national road
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. It also provides quick access (approximately 20 minutes) from
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 ( ...
to , famous for its salt waters and their curing properties.
Demographics
At the
2021 Romanian census
The 2021 Romanian census () was a census held in Romania between 1 February and 31 July 2022, with the reference day for the census data set at 1 December 2021. The census was supposed to be done in 2021, but it was postponed due to the COVID-19 ...
,
Apahida had a population of 17,239. Of this population, 80.07% 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, ...
, 3.7% were ethnic
Hungarians
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, and 1.9% ethnic
Romani
Romani may refer to:
Ethnic groups
* Romani people, or Roma, an ethnic group of Indo-Aryan origin
** Romani language, an Indo-Aryan macrolanguage of the Romani communities
** Romanichal, Romani subgroup in the United Kingdom
* Romanians (Romanian ...
.
People
*
Ioan Lemeni
Ioan Lemeni (; 22 April 1780 – 29 March 1861) was an Romanians in Hungary, ethnic Romanian prelate in the Kingdom of Hungary (1526–1867), Kingdom of Hungary, who served as List of Major Archbishops of Făgăraş and Alba Iulia, Bishop of Făgă ...
(1780–1861), prelate, Bishop of Făgăraș and Primate of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church
Notes
External links
Apahida Treasures
Communes in Cluj County
Localities in Transylvania
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