Имimleu-Silvánija ( r. Șimleu Silvaniei ; Hungarian. Szilágysomlyó , Siladishomye , also Somlyó , Chomieu ; German. Schomlenmarkt ) - a city in Romania , in the Salade village ( Transylvania ).
| City | |||
| Chimleu-Silvanie | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| room. Șimleu Silvaniei | |||
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| A country |  Romania | ||
| The priest | Salage | ||
| Mayor | Septimiu-Kathleen Tsourkash | ||
| History and Geography | |||
| Based | |||
| First mention | 1251 | ||
| Square | 62.26 km² | ||
| NUM height | 234 m | ||
| Timezone | UTC + 2 , in summer UTC + 3 | ||
| Population | |||
| Population | 16,248 people ( 2007 ) | ||
| Digital identifiers | |||
| Telephone code | (+40) 02 60 | ||
| Postcode | 455300 | ||
| Car code | Sj | ||
| simleusilvaniei.ro (rum.) | |||
History
It is first mentioned in 1258 under the name of Vatashomleva (Wathasomlyowa), which translates as Mount Vata . The word “vata” is supposedly of Turkic origin, and “somlyowa” is an old Hungarian word with the meaning “mountain, mountainous terrain”.
The city belonged to the noble family Bathory , whose family castle was here. The castle was built by Miklos Bathory , the Transylvanian governor at the beginning of the 13th century and was first mentioned under 1319 . After Bathory built a mansion in the city in 1592, the castle fell into disrepair and now lies in ruins.
Demographics
The population is 16,066 people (census 2002). Of these, 65.7% are Romanians , 25% are Hungarians , 8.9% are Roma and 0.4% are others.
Population Change:
| Chimleu-Silvanie . The population in the years 1850 - 1930 | |||||
| 1850 | 1880 | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 |
| 4027 | 4890 | 6553 | 7886 | 7954 | 8682 |
| Chimleu-Silvanie . Population in 1941 - 2007 | ||||||
| 1941 | 1956 | 1966 | 1977 | 1992 | 2002 | 2007 |
| 10 353 | 10 009 | 12 324 | 14,575 | 17 642 | 16,066 | 16 248 [1] |
Twin Cities
- Albertirsha , Hungary (2004);
- Nyirbator , Hungary ;
- Sarvas , Hungary ;
Notes
Topographic maps
- Map sheet L-34-XI . Scale: 1: 200,000. 1977 edition