Aranyos seat ( Hungarian : Aranyosszék ; Latin : Sedes Aurata ; Romanian : Scaunul Arieșului ) was the seat (territorial administrative unit) of the Transylvanian Székelys living in the Valley of the Arieș River (Hungarian: Aranyos ).
10-517: The free Székely Guards were granted a part of the lands belonging to the king around the old Turda Castle (in ruins, today in the Moldovenești area), as a reward for the courage they showed in battles against the Tatars . Here they settled in 21 villages, in around 1270. This was the newest Székely Seat, because the other Székely territories (today: Székely Land ) were populated earlier. The centre of
20-473: Is a commune in Cluj County , Transylvania , Romania . It is composed of six villages: Bădeni ( Bágyon ), Moldovenești, Pietroasa ( Csegez ), Podeni ( Székelyhidas ), Plăiești ( Kövend ), and Stejeriș ( Kercsed ). Vălenii de Arieș (formerly Rachișul de Arieș or for short Rachiș ; Aranyosrákos ; Krebsbach ) was a separate village until 1966, when it was absorbed into Moldovenești village. The commune
30-512: Is from 1075, calling the place Castrum Turda (the old Turda Castle). During the Tatar invasions of Hungary in the 13th Century, most of the area around the castle was ravaged. Later, the land was given to free Székelys who moved here from the Saschiz region and the territory became part of Aranyos Seat . After the collapse of Austria-Hungary at the end of World War I , and the declaration of
40-519: Is situated in the northern foothills of the Trascău Mountains , at an altitude of 408 m (1,339 ft), in the valley of the Arieș River . It is located in the southern part of Cluj County, 12 km (7.5 mi) southwest of Turda and 41 km (25 mi) south of the county seat, Cluj-Napoca , on the border with Alba County . The oldest record about the ancient castle at the village
50-881: The Union of Transylvania with Romania , the Romanian Army took control of the area in December 1918, during the Hungarian–Romanian War . Moldovenești officially became part of the territory ceded to the Kingdom of Romania in June 1920 under the terms of the Treaty of Trianon . During the interwar period , the commune fell in Turda County , where it belonged to plasa Baia de Arieș (except for Rachișul de Arieș, which
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70-603: The castle" in Hungarian . At the 2011 census , the commune had 3,317 inhabitants; of those, 56.6% were Hungarians , 39.6% Romanians , and 3.8% Roma . At the 2021 census , Moldovenești had a population of 3,076, of which 47.3% were Hungarians, 40.15% Romanians, and 3.77% Roma. (in Romanian and Hungarian) Official website of the commune This Cluj County location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ioan Micu Moldovan From Misplaced Pages,
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90-1074: The seat was a small market town (oppidum), Felvinc, now Unirea village. In the late 19th century, when the administrative system of the Kingdom of Hungary was reorganised, the Seat was united with Torda County and Torda-Aranyos County was created. The region is today part of the Alba and Cluj Counties in Romania . The settlements, current or former, are now in the following localities: Lunca Mureșului , Ocna Mureș , Mirăslău , Rimetea , and Unirea in Alba County; and Călărași , Mihai Viteazu , Moldovenești , and Turda in Cluj County. 46°24′N 23°49′E / 46.400°N 23.817°E / 46.400; 23.817 Moldovene%C8%99ti Moldovenești (formerly Orfalău and Varfalău ; Hungarian : Várfalva ; German : Burgdorf )
100-503: Was in plasa Iara). After 1950, the commune became part of Turda raion within the Cluj Region ; following the administrative reform of 1968, it became part of Cluj County. Bădeni village has been the site of a crematorium since 2014. The commune was renamed Moldovenești in the interwar period, in honour of Ioan Micu Moldovan [ ro ] . The previous name, Varfalău , is derived from Várfalva , which means "village of
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