Căpușu Mare ( Hungarian : Magyarkapus ; German : Grossthoren ) is a commune in Cluj County , Transylvania , Romania , located 27 km (17 mi) west of the city of Cluj-Napoca . It is composed of nine villages: Agârbiciu ( Egerbegy ), Bălcești ( Balkujtelep ), Căpușu Mare, Căpușu Mic ( Magyarkiskapus ), Dângău Mare ( Bánffydongó ), Dângău Mic ( Gyerőfidongó ), Dumbrava ( Gyerővásárhely ), Păniceni ( Gyerőfalva ), and Straja ( Gesztrágy ).
4-475: The commune is situated in the northern foothills of the Apuseni Mountains , at an altitude of 469 m (1,539 ft), on the banks of the rivers Căpuș and Agârbiciu . It is located in the central-west part of the county, 24 km (15 mi) east of Huedin and 28 km (17 mi) west of the county seat, Cluj-Napoca . Căpușu Mare is crossed by national road DN1 , which links Bucharest with
8-527: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Apuseni Mountains The Apuseni Mountains ( Romanian : Munții Apuseni , lit. transl. 'Western Mountains' ; Hungarian : Erdélyi-középhegység , transl. 'Transylvanian Mountains' ) is a mountain range in Transylvania , Romania , which belongs to the Western Romanian Carpathians . The highest peak
12-713: Is the Bihor Peak at 1,849 metres (6,066 ft). The Apuseni Mountains have about 400 caves . The Apuseni Mountains do not present an uninterrupted chain of mountains, but possess many low and easy passes towards the Crișana and the Pannonian Plain . Going from south to north the principal groups are: the Munții Metaliferi ("Ore Mountains") with the basaltic masses of the Detunata (1,148 metres (3,766 ft)) near Abrud ;
16-498: The northwestern part of the country and the border with Hungary . The main industry is an iron ore extraction facility. It is a tourist destination, with many new motels built in recent years. According to the 2011 census , Romanians made up 55.2% of the population, Hungarians made up 37.3%, and Roma made up 5.6%. At the 2021 census , Căpușu Mare had a population of 3,451; of those, 59.95% were Romanians, 30.8% Hungarians, and 6.49% Roma. This Cluj County location article
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