Viișoara, Cluj
Viișoara (Hungarian: Aranyosegerbegy; German: Erlenmarkt) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Urca (Mezőőrke) and Viișoara.
The commune lies in the Transylvanian Plain, on the banks of the river Arieș. It is located in the southeastern part of the county, on the border with Mureș County.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 2,951 | — |
| 1880 | 3,130 | +6.1% |
| 1890 | 3,471 | +10.9% |
| 1900 | 3,564 | +2.7% |
| 1910 | 3,833 | +7.5% |
| 1920 | 3,839 | +0.2% |
| 1930 | 4,673 | +21.7% |
| 1941 | 5,226 | +11.8% |
| 1956 | 5,551 | +6.2% |
| 1966 | 6,924 | +24.7% |
| 1977 | 7,098 | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 6,003 | −15.4% |
| 2002 | 5,852 | −2.5% |
| 2011 | 5,493 | −6.1% |
| 2021 | 5,668 | +3.2% |
| Source: Census data | ||
According to the census from 2002 there was a total population of 5,852 people living in this commune; of this population, 65.92% were ethnic Romanians, 24.21% ethnic Hungarians, and 9.80% ethnic Romani.[2] At the 2021 census, Viișoara had a population of 5,668, of which 61.84% were Romanians, 16.43% Hungarians, and 15.07% Romani.[3]
Natives
- Mircea Dragoș Biji (1913–1992), statistician, corresponding member of the Romanian Academy
- Andor Fejér (born 1960), Hungarian electrical engineer and politician
References
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ "Structura Etno-demografică a României".
- ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
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Street in Viișoara -
Saint John the Baptist Orthodox church in Viișoara -
Orthodox church in Urca
