Mintiu Gherlii
{{Infobox Romanian subdivision
|type = commune
|county = Cluj
|name = Mintiu Gherlii
|subdivisions = Bunești, Mintiu Gherlii, Nima, Pădurenii, Petrești, Salatiu
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|image_caption = Reformed church in Mintiu Gherlii
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|leader_name = Dumitru Oltean
|leader_party = PNL
|leader_term = 2020–2024
|image_map = Mintiu Gherlii jud Cluj.png
|map_caption = Location in Cluj County
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|elevation = 260
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|area_total = 78.52
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|postal_code = 407410
|area_code = +(40) x64
|website = {{URL|https://mintiu-gherlii.ro/}}
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Mintiu Gherlii ({{langx|hu|Szamosújvárnémeti}}; {{langx|de|Deutschendorf}}) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Bunești (Széplak), Mintiu Gherlii, Nima (Néma), Pădurenii (Coptelke), Petrești (Péterháza), and Salatiu (Szilágytő).
Geography
The commune is situated in the northwestern part of the Transylvanian Plateau, at an altitude of {{cvt|260|m}}, on the banks of the Someșul Mic River. It is located in northern Cluj County, on the outskirts of the city of Gherla, {{cvt|13|km}} south of Dej and {{cvt|46|km}} northeast of the county seat, Cluj-Napoca.
Mintiu Gherlii is crossed by national road {{ill|DN1C|ro}}, which connects Cluj-Napoca to Baia Mare and the Romania–Ukraine border at Halmeu.
Demographics
According to the census from 2002 there was a total population of 3,860 people living in this commune. Of this population, 95.51% were ethnic Romanians, 3.44% ethnic Roma, and 1.03% ethnic Hungarians.{{Cite web|url=http://www.edrc.ro/recensamant.jsp?regiune_id=2140&judet_id=2295&localitate_id=2350|title = Structura Etno-demografică a României}} At the 2011 census, there were 3,746 inhabitants, of which 91.24% were Romanians and 4.62% Roma. At the 2021 census, Mintiu Gherlii had a population of 3,598; of those, 85.91% were Romanians and 2.72% Roma.{{cite web|url=https://www.recensamantromania.ro/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Tabel-1.03_1.3.1-si-1.03.2.xls|title=Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021|publisher=INSSE|language=ro|date=31 May 2023}}
Natives
- {{ill|Gheorghe Crăciun (colonel)|lt=Gheorghe Crăciun|ro|Gheorghe Crăciun (colonel)}} (1913 – 2001), Securitate colonel, commandant of Aiud Prison (1958–1964)
- Daniela Gurz (born 1991), footballer
- Aurelia Szőke-Tudor (1936 – 2013), handballer
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
- Atlasul localităților județului Cluj (Cluj County Localities Atlas), Suncart Publishing House, Cluj-Napoca, {{ISBN|973-86430-0-7}}
{{Gallery
|File:Mintiu GherliiCJ (3).JPG|Mintiu Gherlii townhall
|File:Biserica ortodoxa din Bunesti, Cluj.JPG|Orthodox church in Bunești
|File:Biserica ortodoxă din Nima 2009 (1).jpg|Orthodox church in Nima
|File:Biserica de lemn Sfanta Treime din Padureni (Top) (21).JPG|Holy Trinity wooden church in Pădureni
}}
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Category:Communes in Cluj County
Category:Localities in Transylvania
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