Moftin

{{Infobox Romanian subdivision

|type = commune

|county = Satu Mare

|population_total = auto

|map_caption = Location in Satu Mare County

|name = Moftin

|other_name = Kismajtény

|image_map = Moftin jud Satu Mare.png

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|image_skyline = Domahida, Templom.JPG

|image_caption = Church in Domănești

|leader_name = Gheorghe David{{cite web |url=https://prezenta.roaep.ro/locale27092020/romania-pv-final |title=Results of the 2020 local elections |publisher=Central Electoral Bureau |access-date=22 June 2021 |df=dmy-all}}

|term = 2020–2024

|leader_party = PSD

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|elevation = 120

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|area_total = 129.13

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|postal_code = 447200

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|website = {{url|https://www.primariamoftin.ro}}

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Moftin ({{langx|hu|Kismajtény}}, Hungarian pronunciation: {{convertIPA-hu|'|k|i|s|m|a|j|t|é|ny}}; {{langx|de|Kleinmaitingen}}) is a commune of 4,222 inhabitants situated in Satu Mare County, Romania. 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.

class="wikitable"

! style="background:#ccc" |

! style="background:#ccc" | Party

! style="background:#ccc" | Seats

! style="background:#ccc" colspan="7" | Current Council

| Social Democratic Party (PSD)

| style="text-align: right" | 7

| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}}

| National Liberal Party (PNL)

| style="text-align: right" | 2

| {{party color cell|National Liberal Party (Romania)}}

|

{{party color cell|Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania}}

| Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR/RMDSZ)

| style="text-align: right" | 5

| {{party color cell|Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania}}

|

| Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania (FDGR/DFDR)

| style="text-align: right" | 2

| {{party color cell|Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania}}

|

Geography

The commune is located in the south-western part of the county, at a distance of {{cvt|8|km}} from Carei and {{cvt|27|km}} from the county seat, Satu Mare, on European route E671. It borders the city of Carei and Căpleni commune to the west, Căuaș commune to the south, Terebești and Craidorolț communes to the east and Doba commune to the north.{{cite web|url=https://www.primariamoftin.ro/ro/comuna-moftin|title=Comuna Moftin – Date generale, localizare|language=ro| website=www.primariamoftin.ro|publisher=Moftin townhall|access-date=June 21, 2021}}

History

On 1 May 1711, at the end of Rákóczi's War of Independence, 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 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, 31.81% Hungarians, and 4.78% Roma; according to mother tongue, 53.65% spoke Romanian as their first language, while 44.59% spoke Hungarian.[http://www.edrc.ro/recensamant.jsp?regiune_id=2140&judet_id=2447&localitate_id=2483 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, and 2.14% Ukrainians. 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.{{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

Silviu Lung (born 1956), football player and manager

References

File:Kismajtényi református templom.jpg

Category:Communes in Satu Mare County