Seini
Seini | |
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Coordinates:47°44′52″N23°17′7″E/ 47.74778°N 23.28528°E | |
Country | Romania |
County | Maramureș |
Government | |
• Mayor(2020–2024) | Gabriela Florica Tulbure[1](CMM) |
Area | 58.91 km2(22.75 sq mi) |
Elevation | 140 m (460 ft) |
Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 8,198 |
• Density | 140/km2(360/sq mi) |
Time zone | EET/EEST(UTC+2/+3) |
Postal code | 435400 |
Area code | (+40) 02 62 |
Vehicle reg. | MM |
Website | www |
Seini(German:Leuchtenburg;Hungarian:Szinérváralja) is a town inMaramureș County,Romania.It administers two villages, Săbișa (Kissebespatak) and Viile Apei (Apahegy). It officially became a town in 1989, as a result of theRomanian rural systematization program.
Geography
[edit]The town is located in the western part of Maramureș County, 27 km (17 mi) from the county seat,Baia Mare,on the border withSatu Mare County.It belongs to theBaia Mare metropolitan area.
Seini is crossed bynational roadDN1C (part ofEuropean route E58), which runs fromCluj-Napocanorth towards Baia Mare and the border crossing atHalmeu,where it connects with theUkrainian highwayM26.The town has two train stations (Seini and Săbișa), both serving theCFRMain Line 400,which connectsBrașovwith Baia Mare andSatu Mare.
Demographics
[edit]At the2021 census,Seini had a population of 8,198, of which 77% wereRomanians,12.2%Hungarians,and 2.7%Roma.[3]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1992 | 9,192 | — |
2002 | 9,439 | +2.7% |
2011 | 8,770 | −7.1% |
2021 | 8,198 | −6.5% |
Source: Census data |
Natives
[edit]- Béla Bay(1907–1999), Hungarian épée and foil fencer
- Alex Goldfarb(born 1947), Israeli politician
- János Sylvester(1504–1552), Hungarian figure of the Reformation, poet, and grammarian
- Charles Zagonyi(1822–1870), former Hungarian military officer who served in the American Civil War
References
[edit]- ^"Results of the 2020 local elections".Central Electoral Bureau.Retrieved14 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.