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Moldovenești (formerly Orfalău and Varfalău; ; ) 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.

Key facts

Romanian subdivision.type
commune
Romanian subdivision.county
Cluj
Romanian subdivision.name
Moldovenești
Romanian subdivision.subdivisions
Bădeni, Moldovenești, Pietroasa, Plăiești, Podeni, Stejeriș
Romanian subdivision.other_name
Orfalău, Varfalău Várfalva
Romanian subdivision.image_skyline
RO CJ Biserica reformata din Stejeris (4).JPG
Romanian subdivision.image_caption
Reformed church in Stejeriș
Romanian subdivision.image_map
Moldovenesti jud Cluj.png
Romanian subdivision.map_caption
Location in Cluj County
Romanian subdivision.leader_name
Ioan Mărginean
Romanian subdivision.leader_party
UDMR
Romanian subdivision.term
2020–2024
Romanian subdivision.elevation
408
Romanian subdivision.area_total
139
Romanian subdivision.population_total
auto
Romanian subdivision.postal_code
407430
Romanian subdivision.area_code
+(40) x64

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Moldovenești
Located in
Cluj County
Population
3076
Area
139.000000
Elevation
408.000000
Time zone
UTC+03:00
Image
RO CJ Biserica reformata din Stejeris (4).JPG
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contains settlement
Stejeriș
Commons category
Moldovenești commune, Cluj
postal code
407430
native label
Várfalva-Aranyosrákos
phone number
+40-364801900
street address
STR. PRINCIPALĂ, Nr. 240, COM. MOLDOVENEŞTI, Cod Postal 407430, Jud. CLUJ
population by native language
1495
email address
mailto:[email protected]
historical region
Transylvania
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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • History
  • Etymology
  • Population
  • Natives
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

Moldovenești (formerly Orfalău and Varfalău; ; ) 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.

==Geography== The commune is situated in the northern foothills of the Trascău Mountains, at an altitude of , in the valley of the Arieș River. It is located in the southern part of Cluj County, southwest of Turda and south of the county seat, Cluj-Napoca, on the border with Alba County.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Moldovenești” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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