Căpleni ( hu, Kaplony, Hungarian pronunciation: ; german: Kaplau) is a

commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

of 4,349 inhabitants situated in

Satu Mare County Satu Mare County ( ro, Județul Satu Mare, ) is a county (județ) of Romania, on the border with Hungary and Ukraine. The capital city is Satu Mare. Name In Hungarian, it is known as ''Szatmár megye'', in German as ''Kreis Sathmar'', in Ukrain ...

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, a ...

along the border with

Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croa ...

. It is composed of a single village, Căpleni, and also included Cămin village until 2002, when it was split off to form a separate commune. The commune is located in the western part of the county, on the bank of the Crasna River, at a distance of north of

Carei Carei (; , ; /, yi, , ) is a city in Satu Mare County, northwestern Romania, near the border with Hungary. The city administers one village, Ianculești ( hu, Szentjánosmajor). History The first mention of the city under the name of "Karul ...

and from the county seat,

Satu Mare Satu Mare (; hu, Szatmárnémeti ; german: Sathmar; yi, סאטמאר or ) is a city with a population of 102,400 (2011). It is the capital of Satu Mare County, Romania, as well as the centre of the Satu Mare metropolitan area. It lies in t ...

Etymology

The name "Cǎpleni" is the Romanian version of its Hungarian name, ''Kaplony'', which derives from an

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personal name meaning "

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Demographics

Ethnic groups (2011 census):Romanian census data, 2011
; retrieved on May 14, 2012 *Hungarians (90.4%) *Roma (4%) *Romanians (3.1%) *Germans (2.4%)

Natives

Robert Roszel Robert Roszel (born 30 January 1983 in Căpleni, Satu Mare County) is a Romanian footballer of German ethnicity who plays for Nyirbátori FC on loan from Cigánd SE.Communes in Satu Mare County {{SatuMare-geo-stub