Bonțida
title: "Bonțida" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["communes-in-cluj-county", "localities-in-transylvania", "bánffy-family"] topic_path: "general/communes-in-cluj-county" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonțida" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| type | commune |
| county | Cluj |
| name | Bonțida |
| subdivisions | Bonțida, Coasta, Răscruci, Tăușeni |
| image_shield | ROU CJ Bontida CoA.PNG |
| image_skyline | View of Bonțida.jpg |
| image_map | Bontida jud Cluj.png |
| map_caption | Location in Cluj County |
| leader_name | Emil Cărhaț |
| leader_party | PNL |
| term | 2020–2024 |
| established_date | 1263 |
| coordinates | |
| elevation | 296 |
| area_total | 80.38 |
| population_total | auto |
| postal_code | 407105 |
| area_code | +40 x64 |
| website | |
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|type = commune |county = Cluj |name = Bonțida |subdivisions = Bonțida, Coasta, Răscruci, Tăușeni |image_flag = |image_shield = ROU CJ Bontida CoA.PNG |image_skyline = View of Bonțida.jpg |image_caption = |image_location = |image_map = Bontida jud Cluj.png |map_caption = Location in Cluj County |leader_name = Emil Cărhaț |leader_party = PNL |term = 2020–2024 |established_date = 1263 |government_footnotes = |coordinates = |elevation = 296 |elevation_min = |elevation_max = |area_total = 80.38 |area_footnotes = |population_as_of = |population_total = auto |population_footnotes = |postal_code = 407105 |area_code = +40 x64 |website = |footnotes = Bonțida (; , , transl. "Bonc's bridge"; ) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Bonțida, Coasta (Gyulatelke), Răscruci (Válaszút), and Tăușeni (Marokháza).
Geography
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 northeast of the county seat, Cluj-Napoca, and part of the Cluj-Napoca metropolitan area. Bonțida is crossed by the national road , which connects Cluj-Napoca to Baia Mare and the Romania–Ukraine border at Halmeu.
History
Bonțida 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 the branches of the Bánffy family during World War I (1914–1919).
Demographics
|source = Census data |1850 |3643 |1880 |3503 |1890 |4203 |1900 |4616 |1910 |4809 |1920 |4737 |1930 |5009 |1941 |5092 |1956 |5658 |1966 |5299 |1977 |5543 |1992 |4447 |2002 |4722 |2011 |4690 |2021 |5191
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.
Natives
- Ștefan Emilian (1819–1899), mathematician and architect
- Dorel Vișan (born 1937), actor
- Albert Wass (1908–1998), Hungarian nobleman
References
|File:RO CJ Biserica reformata din Bontida (108).jpg|Reformed church in Bonțida |File:RO CJ Bontida (8).jpg|Roman Catholic church in Bonțida |File:Castelul Bánffy Bonţida.jpg|Bonțida Bánffy Castle (partially restored) |File:Gara Bonțida.jpg|Bonțida train station
References
- "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau.
- Florence Tarring. (2010). "Miss Tarring's War".
- "Structura Etno-demografică a României".
- (31 May 2023). "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021". [[National Institute of Statistics (Romania).
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