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Halmeu

Coordinates: 47°58′N 23°1′E / 47.967°N 23.017°E / 47.967; 23.017
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Halmeu
Halmi
Location in Satu Mare County
Location in Satu Mare County
Halmeu is located in Romania
Halmeu
Halmeu
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°58′N 23°1′E / 47.967°N 23.017°E / 47.967; 23.017
CountryRomania
CountySatu Mare
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
4,276
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.SM

Halmeu (Template:Lang-hu, pronounced [ˈhɒlmi]; Yiddish: האַַלמין) is a commune of 4,845 inhabitants situated in Satu Mare County, Romania. It is composed of five villages:

In Romanian In Hungarian
Băbești Kisbábony
Dobolț Dabolc
Halmeu Halmi
Halmeu-Vii Halmihegy
Mesteacăn Nyírestanya

Until World War II, the village was home to a Jewish community, which numbered 479 souls in 1877.[2] The commune included two other villages until 2005, when they were split off to form Porumbeşti Commune.

Demographics

In 1910, 97.6% reported Hungarian as their primary language. The religious make-up was 1196 Calvinists (34.6%), 1061 Jewish (30.7%) and 613 Roman Catholic (17.7%).

Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3]

57% had Romanian as first language, and 39% Hungarian.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  2. ^ JewishGen locality page for Halmeu
  3. ^ Tab8. Populaţia stabilă după etnie – judeţe, municipii, oraşe, comune, 2011 census results, Institutul Național de Statistică, accessed 10 March 2020.
  4. ^ Tab10. Populaţia stabilă după limba maternă – judeţe, municipii, oraşe, comune, 2011 census results, Institutul Național de Statistică, accessed 10 March 2020.