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Moldovenești (formerly Orfalău and Varfalău; Hungarian: Várfalva; German: Burgdorf) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania, 12 km southwest of Turda, in the valley of the Arieș.

Moldovenești Orfalău, Varfalău Várfalva
Commune
Reformed church in Stejeriș
Location in Cluj County
Moldovenești Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°29′55″N 23°40′13″E
Country	Romania
County	Cluj
Subdivisions	Bădeni, Moldovenești, Pietroasa, Plăiești, Podeni, Stejeriș
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Ioan Mărginean[1] (UDMR)
Area	139 km2 (54 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]	3,317
• Density	24/km2 (62/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.	CJ
Website	Official website (in Romanian and Hungarian)

History

The oldest record about the ancient castle at the village is from 1075, calling the place Castrum Turda (the old Turda Castle). During the Tatar invasions of Hungary in the 13th Century, most of the area around the castle was ravaged. Later, the land was given to free Székelys who moved here from the Saschiz region and the territory became part of Aranyos Seat.

Bădeni village has been the site of a crematorium since 2014.[3]

Etymology

The commune was renamed Moldoveneşti in the interwar period, in honour of Ioan Micu Moldovan. The previous name, Varfalău, is derived from Várfalva, which means "village of the castle" in Hungarian.

Component villages

The commune is composed of six villages:

In Romanian	In Hungarian	Ethnic majority
Bădeni	Bágyon	Hungarians
Moldovenești	Várfalva	Hungarians
Pietroasa	Csegez	Romanians
Podeni	Székelyhidas	Romanians
Plăiești	Kövend	Hungarians
Stejeriș	Kercsed	Hungarians

Vălenii de Arieș (formerly Rachișul de Arieș or for short Rachiș; Aranyosrákos; Krebsbach) was a separate village until 1966, when it was absorbed into Moldovenești village.

Population

At the 2011 census, 56.6% of inhabitants were Hungarians, 39.6% Romanians and 3.8% Roma.

Natives

• Ioan Micu Moldovan - historian and theologian, member of the Romanian Academy

Notes

References

• Atlasul localităților județului Cluj (Cluj County Localities Atlas), Suncart Publishing House, Cluj-Napoca, ISBN 973-86430-0-7

External links

(in Romanian and Hungarian) Official website of the municipality

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