Ulmeni (formerly ''Șilimeghiu''; ; ) is a town in
Maramureș County
Maramureș County () is a county (județ)
in Romania, in the Maramureș region. The county seat is Baia Mare.
Name
In Hungarian language, Hungarian it is known as ''Máramaros megye'', in Ukrainian language, Ukrainian as Мараморо́щ ...
,
Crișana,
Romania
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. It was declared a town in 2004. The town administers seven villages: Arduzel (''Szamosardó''), Chelința (''Kelence''), Mânău (''Monó''), Someș-Uileac (''Szilágyújlak''), Tohat (''Szamostóhát''), Țicău (''Szamoscikó''), and Vicea (''Vicsa'').
Geography
Ulmeni is located in northwestern Romania, in the southwestern extremity of Maramureș County, from the county seat,
Baia Mare, on the border with
Sălaj County
Sălaj County (; ) (also known as ''Land of Silvania'', ''silva, -ae'' means "forest") is a Counties of Romania, county (''județ'') of Romania, located in the north-west of the country, in the Historical regions of Romania, historical regions of ...
. It lies on the left bank of the
Someș River, being the first town that the river crosses in Maramureș County.
The town has two train stations ( and Țicău) serving the
CFR Main Line 400, which connects
Brașov
Brașov (, , ; , also ''Brasau''; ; ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Kruhnen'') is a city in Transylvania, Romania and the county seat (i.e. administrative centre) of Brașov County.
According to the 2021 Romanian census, ...
with Baia Mare and
Satu Mare.
Demographics
At the
2021 census, Ulmeni had a population of 7,110, of which 49.06% were
Romanians
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, 23.73%
Roma, and 20.37%
Hungarians
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.
At the
2011 census, the town had 7,078 inhabitants, of which 53.6% were Romanians, 23.7% Hungarians, and 22.5% Roma. In 2002, 69.5% were
Romanian Orthodox, 23.2%
Reformed, 4%
Pentecostal
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, 1%
Greek-Catholic, 0.5%
Roman Catholic
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, and 1.3% stated they belonged to another religion.
Natives
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Ignațiu Darabant (1738–1805), Greek Catholic hierarch, bishop of the Romanian Catholic Eparchy of Oradea Mare
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Petre Dulfu (1856–1953), poet, translator, and playwright
See also
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List of towns in Romania by Romani population
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Romani people in Romania
Romani people in Romania, locally and pejoratively referred to as the (), constitute the second largest ethnic minority in the country (the first being Hungarians). According to the 2021 census, their number was 569,477 people and 3.4% of the ...
References
Populated places in Maramureș County
Localities in Crișana
Towns in Romania
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