Ceanu Mare
| Ceanu Mare | |
|---|---|
| Commune | |
 Location in Cluj County | |
  Location on Romania map | |
| Coordinates: 46°39′0″N 23°58′0″E / 46.65000°N 23.96667°ECoordinates: 46°39′0″N 23°58′0″E / 46.65000°N 23.96667°E | |
| Country |
 Romania |
| County | Cluj County |
| Status | Commune |
| Settled | 1293[1] |
| Commune seat | Ceanu Mare |
| Villages | Andici, Boian, Bolduţ, Ceanu Mare, Ciurgău, Dosu Napului, Fânaţe, Hodăi-Boian, Iacobeni, Morţeşti, Stârcu, Strucut, Valea lui Cati |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gavrilă Oros |
| Area | |
| • Total | 37.54 km2 (14.49 sq mi) |
| Population (July 1, 2007)[2] | |
| • Total | 4,229 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Area code(s) | +40 x264[3] |
| Website | http://www.ceanu-mare.ro/ |
Ceanu Mare (Hungarian: Mezőcsán; German: Gross-Tschaan) is a commune in the north-west of Romania, in Cluj County, Transylvania. It is composed of thirteen villages: Andici (depopulated since 1985; Andics), Boian (Mezőbő), Bolduţ (Boldoc), Ceanu Mare, Ciurgău (Csurgó), Dosu Napului (Oláhtóhát), Fânaţe (Csániszénafű), Hodăi-Boian (Mezőbőifogadó), Iacobeni (Mezőszentjakab), Morţeşti (Morcest), Stârcu (Csóka), Strucut (merged with Gherea in 1968; Sztinkutdűlő) and Valea lui Cati (Sárospatakdűlő).
The village is known in Germany after the Schröder family discovered that the father of former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder was buried there in a common grave in 1944. Lieutenant Fritz Schröder was a soldier in the German army during World War II and he died at the age of 32 near the city of Turda (Thorenburg in German) on 4 October 1944, without ever seeing his newborn son Gerhard.
Demographics
According to the census from 2002 there was a total population of 4,322 people living in this town. Of this population, 94.08% are ethnic Romanians, 3.51% ethnic Romani and 2.36% are ethnic Hungarians.[4]
References
- ↑ Atlasul localităţilor judeţului Cluj, Editura Suncart, p. 117
- ↑ "Population as of July 1, 2007" (in Romanian). INSSE. April 4, 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ↑ x is a digit indicating the operator: 2 for the former national operator, Romtelecom, and 3 for the other ground telephone networks
- ↑ http://www.edrc.ro/recensamant.jsp?regiune_id=2140&judet_id=2295&localitate_id=2322
