Urmeniș
Urmeniș | |
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Church in the village of Șopteriu | |
Location in Bistrița-Năsăud County | |
Urmeniș Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 46°46′18″N 24°21′56″E / 46.77167°N 24.36556°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Bistrița-Năsăud |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Dumitru Tomșa (PNL) |
Area | 59.28 km2 (22.89 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 390 m (1,280 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 1,677 |
| • Density | 28.29/km2 (73.27/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 427370 |
| Area code | +40 x59 |
| Vehicle reg. | BN |
| Website | www |
Urmeniș (Hungarian: Mezőörményes) is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of ten villages: Câmp, Coșeriu, Delureni (Mezőújlak), Fânațe (Szarvadi szénafűdűlő), Podenii (Kisújlak), Scoabe, Șopteriu (Septér), Urmeniș, Valea (Fundáta), and Valea Mare (Völgytanya).
Geography
The commune is situated on the Transylvanian Plateau, at an altitude of 390 m (1,280 ft). It is located at the southern extremity of Bistrița-Năsăud County, at a distance of 55 km (34 mi) from the county seat, Bistrița, on the border with Mureș County. Urmeniș is crossed by national road DN16, which connects Cluj-Napoca, 70 km (43 mi) to the west, to Reghin, 33 km (21 mi) to the east.
Natives
- Alexandru Dobra (1794–1870), Greek Catholic hierarch
References
- ^ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics. 1 December 2021.
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Rákóczi-Bánffy Castle in Urmeniș
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Orthodox church in Urmeniș
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World War Memorial in Urmeniș
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Delureni