Viișoara, Cluj

Viișoara Aranyosegerbegy
Commune
Reformed church in Viișoara
Location in Cluj County
Viișoara Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°33′28.44″N 23°54′35.28″E
Country	Romania
County	Cluj
Subdivisions	Urca, Viișoara
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Ioan Roman (PSD)
Area	61.53 km^2 (23.76 sq mi)
Elevation	303 m (994 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[1]	5,668
• Density	92/km^2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	407590
Area code	(+40) 02 64
Vehicle reg.	CJ
Website	comunaviisoara.ro

Viișoara (Hungarian: Aranyosegerbegy; German: Erlenmarkt) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Urca (Mezőőrke) and Viișoara.

The commune lies in the Transylvanian Plain, on the banks of the river Arieș. It is located in the southeastern part of the county, on the border with Mureș County.

Demographics

According to the census from 2002 there was a total population of 5,852 people living in this commune; of this population, 65.92% were ethnic Romanians, 24.21% ethnic Hungarians, and 9.80% ethnic Romani.[2] At the 2021 census, Viișoara had a population of 5,668, of which 61.84% were Romanians, 16.43% Hungarians, and 15.07% Romani.

Natives

• Andor Fejér (born1960), Hungarian electrical engineer and politician

References

1. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
2. "Structura Etno-demografică a României".

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  View of Viișoara
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  Street in Viișoara
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  Saint John the Baptist Orthodox church in Viișoara
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  Orthodox church in Urca