Bobâlna

For the village in Hunedoara County, see Rapoltu Mare.

Bobâlna
—  Commune  —
Location of the settlement on Cluj County map
Location on Romania map
Coordinates: 47°8′0″N 23°38′0″E / 47.133333°N 23.633333°E / 47.133333; 23.633333
Country	Romania
County	Cluj County
Status	Commune
Settled	1332
Commune seat	Bobâlna
Villages	Antăş, Băbdiu, Blidăreşti, Bobâlna, Cremenea, Maia, Oşorhel, Pruni, Răzbuneni, Suarăş, Vâlcelele
Government
– Mayor	Augustin Mureşan
Area
– Total	74.6 km2 (28.8 sq mi)
Population (July 1, 2007)[1]
– Total	1,693
– Density	22.7/km2 (58.8/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
– Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal Code
Area code(s)	+40 x64[2]
Website	http://www.cjcluj.ro/bobalna/

Bobâlna (Olpret until 1957; Hungarian: Alparét; German: Krautfeld) is a commune in Cluj County, Romania, having a population of 1,888. It is composed of eleven villages: Antăş, Băbdiu, Blidăreşti, Bobâlna, Cremenea, Maia, Oşorhel, Pruni, Răzbuneni, Suarăş and Vâlcelele.

The first document that mentions the village is from 1332. This village was the place where the 15th century Bobâlna revolt started.

Demographics

According to the census from 2002 there was a total population of 1,888 people living in this town. Of this population, 99.76% are ethnic Romanians, 1.85% ethnic Rroma and 1.37% are ethnic Hungarians.^[3]

Natives

• Alexandru Vaida-Voevod (1872–1950), politician, served as Prime Minister of Romania.

References

1. ^ "Population as of July 1, 2007" (in Romanian). INSSE. April 4, 2008. http://www.insse.ro/cms/rw/resource/populatia_stab_1%20iulie2007.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-04. 
2. ^ x is a digit indicating the operator: 2 for the former national operator, Romtelecom, and 3 for the other ground telephone networks
3. ^ http://www.edrc.ro/recensamant.jsp?regiune_id=2140&judet_id=2295&localitate_id=2310

Coordinates: 47°8′N 23°38′E / 47.133°N 23.633°E / 47.133; 23.633