Bonțida ( Romanian pronunciation: [bonˈt͡sida] ; Hungarian : Bonchida , pronounced [ˈbont͡shidɒ] , transl. "Bonc's bridge"; German : Bonisbruck ) is a commune in Cluj County , Transylvania , Romania . It is composed of four villages: Bonțida, Coasta ( Gyulatelke ), Răscruci ( Válaszút ), and Tăușeni ( Marokháza ).
5-612: The commune lies in the Transylvanian Plain , on the banks of the rivers Someșul Mic , Borșa , and Sicu . It is located in north-central Cluj County, 26 km (16 mi) northeast of the county seat, Cluj-Napoca , and part of the Cluj-Napoca metropolitan area . Bonțida is crossed by the national road DN1C [ ro ] , which connects Cluj-Napoca to Baia Mare and the Romania–Ukraine border at Halmeu . Bonțida
10-622: Is an ethnogeographical area in Transylvania , Romania , located between the Someșul Mare and the Someșul Mic rivers to the north and west and the Mureș River to the south and east. It is populated by both ethnic Romanians and ethnic Hungarians . The Transylvanian Plain can be divided into two parts: a hilly one in the northeast and a flatter one in the south and west. Important villages in
15-623: Is known as the home of a Baroque castle owned by the Bánffy family (of which Miklós Bánffy was a member); partly destroyed during World War II and neglected by the communist regime in Romania , it is currently being restored. The Bánffy family had another castle in Răscruci, which is part of Bonțida and also the birthplace of poet Albert Wass . The Răscruci castle features in the reminiscences of an English governess, Florence Tarring, who worked for one of
20-550: The Transylvanian Plain include Sic (in Hungarian, Szék ; a former salt-mining town), Mociu ( Mócs ), Jucu ( Zsuk ), Band ( Mezőbánd ), Suatu ( Magyarszovát ), and Unguraș ( Bálványosváralja ). 46°54′N 24°09′E / 46.900°N 24.150°E / 46.900; 24.150 This Romanian location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Romania -related article
25-684: The branches of the Bánffy family during World War I (1914–1919). According to the census from 2002 there was a total population of 4,722 people living in this town; of this population, 65.07% were ethnic Romanians , 19.10% were ethnic Hungarians and 15.75% ethnic Romani . At the 2021 census , Bonțida had a population of 5,191, of which 73.8% were Romanians, 9.25% Hungarians, and 6.88% Roma. Transylvanian Plain The Transylvanian Plain ( Romanian : Câmpia Transilvaniei ; Hungarian : Mezőség , lit. ' plain area ' )
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