Frata () is a commune in
Cluj County
Cluj County () is a county () of Romania, in Transylvania. Its seat is Cluj-Napoca.
Name
In Hungarian language, Hungarian it is known as ''Kolozs megye''. Under the Kingdom of Hungary, a county with an identical name (Kolozs County, ) existed s ...
,
Transylvania
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,
Romania
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. It is composed of eight villages: Berchieșu (''Berkenyes''), Frata, Oaș, Olariu, Pădurea Iacobeni, Poiana Frății (''Bethlentanya''), Răzoare (''Rozor''), and Soporu de Câmpie (''Mezőszopor'').
Demographics
According to the
census from 2002 there were 4,382 people living in this commune; of this population, 87.49% were ethnic
Romanians
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, 8.19% ethnic
Roma
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People, characters, figures, names
* Roma or Romani people, an ethnic group living mostly in Europe and the Americas.
* Roma called Roy, ancient Egyptian High Priest of Amun
* Roma (footballer, born 1979), born ''Paul ...
, and 4.24% ethnic
Hungarians
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.
At the
2021 census, Frata had a population of 3,791; of those, 86,73% were Romanians, 5.62% Roma, and 2.8% Hungarians.
Natives
*
Ioan Ploscaru (1911 – 1998), bishop of the Greek-Catholic Church
*
Vasile Suciu Vasile Suciu may refer to:
* Vasile Suciu (bishop) (1873–1935), Romanian Greek-Catholic metropolitan bishop
* Vasile Suciu (footballer)
Vasile Suciu (21 October 1942 – 9 November 2013) was a Romanian footballer, who played as a goalkeeper.
...
(1942 – 2013), footballer
References
Communes in Cluj County
Localities in Transylvania
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