Huedin
Huedin
Bánffyhunyad | |
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 View of Huedin | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in Cluj County | |
  Huedin Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates:46°52′12″N23°1′48″E/ 46.87000°N 23.03000°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Cluj |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2024) | Mircea Moroșan[1](PNL) |
| Area | 61.24 km2(23.64 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 556 m (1,824 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 8,069 |
| • Density | 130/km2(340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST(UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 405400 |
| Area code | +40 x64 |
| Vehicle reg. | CJ |
| Website | www |
Huedin(Hungarian:Bánffyhunyad,Hungarian pronunciation:[ˈbaːnfihuɲɒd];German:Heynod;Yiddish:הוניוד or הוניאד) is a town inCluj County,Transylvania,Romania.
Huedin is located at the northern edge of theApuseni Mountains.It is surrounded by the villages ofNearșova,Domoșu,Horlacea,and others. The town administers one village, Bicălatu (Magyarbikal). Lately, Huedin has started to be known for itsecotourisminitiatives.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1850 | 1,939 | — |
| 1880 | 3,152 | +62.6% |
| 1890 | 3,666 | +16.3% |
| 1900 | 4,482 | +22.3% |
| 1910 | 5,194 | +15.9% |
| 1920 | 4,890 | −5.9% |
| 1930 | 5,401 | +10.4% |
| 1941 | 5,121 | −5.2% |
| 1948 | 5,134 | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 7,834 | +52.6% |
| 1977 | 8,378 | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 9,961 | +18.9% |
| 2002 | 9,955 | −0.1% |
| 2011 | 9,346 | −6.1% |
| 2021 | 8,069 | −13.7% |
| Source: Census data | ||
At the2021 census,Huedin had a population of 8,069.[3]The2011 censusdata of the town's population counted 9,346 people, of which 59.32% were ethnicRomanians,28.88% ethnicHungarians,and 11.45% ethnicRoma.[4]
History
[edit]The town of Huedin was founded in the Middle Ages. It is home to a 13th-centuryGothicReformedChurch. From 1330 up until 1848, the landlords of the town were the Bánffy family, whence the town's Hungarian name of Bánffyhunyad. The town was part of theKingdom of Hungary.In 1526, Huedin became part of the Principality ofTransylvaniaand, until 1867, of theGrand Duchy of Transylvania.
The town boasts a strong historical Hungarian heritage. On September 26, 1895,EmperorFranz Josephvisited Bánffyhunyad following the end of Hungarian Army manoeuvres in Transylvania and was given an enthusiastic welcome by the townspeople, who built an arch decorated with the region's flowers and plants for the occasion.[5]In 1910, the town's population was 5,194, of whom 90.5% spoke Hungarian. At that time, 57.5% wereCalvinist,20.7%Jewish,and 10%Roman Catholic.
After the collapse ofAustria-Hungaryat the end ofWorld War I,and the declaration of theUnion of Transylvania with Romania,theRomanian Armytook control of Huedin in December 1918, during theHungarian–Romanian War.The town officially became part of the territory ceded to theKingdom of Romaniain June 1920 under the terms of theTreaty of Trianon.During theinterwar period,the town was the headquarters ofplasaHuedin, within Cluj County. In August 1940, under the auspices ofNazi Germany,which imposed theSecond Vienna Award,Hungaryretook the territory ofNorthern Transylvania(which included Huedin) from Romania. Towards the end ofWorld War II,however, the town was taken back from Hungarian andGermantroops by Romanian andSovietforces in October 1944. After 1950, the town became the headquarters of Huedinraionwithin theCluj Region.Following the administrative reform of 1968, Huedin became once more part of Cluj County.
Natives
[edit]- Samu Balázs(1906–1981), actor
- Dezideriu Horvath(born 1970), speed skater
- Atilla Kiss B.(born 1963), operatic tenor
- Zsigmond Kolozsvári(1899–1983), painter, graphic designer, and sculptor
Accessibility
[edit]The town is accessible byCFRtrains fromCluj-Napocaand other cities, such asOradea,Timișoara,Satu Mare,Brașov,Ploiești,Bucharest,andBudapest.The Huedin railway station serves theCFR Line 300,which connects Bucharest to theHungarian bordernear Oradea.
Images
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Notes
[edit]- ^"Results of the 2020 local elections".Central Electoral Bureau.Retrieved11 June2021.
- ^"Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021"(XLS).National Institute of Statistics.
- ^"Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021"(in Romanian).INSSE.31 May 2023.
- ^(in Romanian)Populația stabilă după etnie - județe, municipii, orașe, comuneArchived2016-01-18 at theWayback Machine,National Institute of Statistics; accessed July 15, 2015
- ^Hubmann, Franz (1972).The Habsburg Empire: the world of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy in original photographs, 1840–1916.Andrew Wheatcroft. London:Routledge & Paul.ISBN0-7100-7230-9.OCLC379945.
External links
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- (in Romanian)Huedin Business Center
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