Turulung ( hu, Túrterebes, ; rue, Туртеребеш) 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 3,910 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 ...

. It is composed of three villages: Drăgușeni (''Túrterebestelep''), Turulung and Turulung-Vii (''Túrterebesszőlőhegy''). The commune is located in the northern part of the county, on the banks of the

Tur River The Tur ( hu, Túr) is a tributary of the river Tisza. Its sources are located in the Oaș Mountains in Romania. The Tur starts at the confluence of its headwaters, the ''Gorova'' and ''Turișor''. It then flows through Satu Mare County in Ro ...

Demographics

Ethnic groups (2002 census):Romanian census data, 2002
retrieved on March 23, 2010 *

Hungarians Hungarians, also known as Magyars ( ; hu, magyarok ), are a nation and ethnic group native to Hungary () and historical Hungarian lands who share a common culture, history, ancestry, and language. The Hungarian language belongs to the Ural ...

: 55.34% *

Romanians The Romanians ( ro, români, ; dated exonym '' Vlachs'') are a Romance-speaking ethnic group. Sharing a common Romanian culture and ancestry, and speaking the Romanian language, they live primarily in Romania and Moldova. The 2011 Roman ...

: 31.88% * Romanies (Gypsies): 9.10% According to mother tongue, 67.98% of the population speak Hungarian as first their language, while 31.72% speak

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Natives

* Pál Reizer * Jenő Schönberger

References

Communes in Satu Mare County {{SatuMare-geo-stub