Halmeu

Halmeu Halmi
—  Commune  —
Halmeu
Coordinates: 47°58′N 23°1′E / 47.967°N 23.017°E / 47.967; 23.017
Country	Romania
County	Satu Mare County
Population (2002)[1]	7,314
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
– Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Halmeu (Hungarian: Halmi, Hungarian pronunciation: [hɒlmi]; Yiddish: האַַלמין) is a commune of 7,062 inhabitants situated in Satu Mare County, Romania. It is composed of five villages:

In Romanian	In Hungarian
Băbeşti	Kisbábony
Dobolţ	Dabolc
Halmeu	Halmi
Halmeu-Vii	Halmihegy
Mesteacăn	Nyírestanya

Until World War II, the village was home to a Jewish community, which numbered 479 souls in 1877.^[2] The commune included two other villages until 2005, when they were split off to form Porumbeşti Commune.

Demographics

In 1910, 97.6% reported Hungarian as their primary language. The religious make-up was 1196 Calvinists (34.6%), 1061 Jewish (30.7%) and 613 Roman Catholic (17.7%).

Ethnic groups (2002 census)^[3]:

• Hungarians: 55.35%
• Romanians: 36.86%
• Romanies (Gypsies): 7.58%

According to mother tongue, 57.80% of the population speak Hungarian as first language, while 36.50 % speak Romanian.

References

1. ^ Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 1, 2010
2. ^ JewishGen locality page for Halmeu
3. ^ Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 22, 2010

• Memorial book to the Communities of Halmin-Turt (in Hebrew)

Coordinates: 47°58′N 23°01′E / 47.967°N 23.017°E / 47.967; 23.017