Dej
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Dej | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
 Dej Calvinist Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Country |  Romania |
| County | Template:RO-CJ |
| Status | Municipality |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Costan Morar (Social Democratic Party) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 109.12 km2 (42.13 sq mi) |
| Population (October 20, 2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 31,702 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (750/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | http://main.dej.ro/ |
Dej (Romanian pronunciation: [deʒ]; Hungarian: Dés; German: Desch, Burglos; Yiddish: דעעש) is a city in northwestern Romania, 60 km north of Cluj-Napoca, in Cluj County. It lies where the Someşul Mic River meets the river Someşul Mare River. The city administers four villages: Ocna Dejului (Désakna), Peştera (Pestes), Pintic (Oláhpéntek) and Şomcutu Mic (Kissomkút).[citation needed]
The city lies at the crossroads of important railroads and highways linking it to Cluj-Napoca, Baia Mare, Satu Mare, Deda, Bistriţa, and Vatra Dornei.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 11,452 | — |
| 1930 | 15,110 | +31.9% |
| 1948 | 14,681 | −2.8% |
| 1956 | 19,281 | +31.3% |
| 1966 | 26,984 | +40.0% |
| 1977 | 32,345 | +19.9% |
| 1992 | 41,216 | +27.4% |
| 2002 | 38,478 | −6.6% |
| 2011 | 31,702 | −17.6% |
| Source: Census data | ||
According to the 2011 Romanian census, there were 31,702 people living within the city.
Of this population, 86.6% are ethnic Romanians, while 12% are ethnic Hungarians, 1.1% Roma and 0.3% others.[1]
Gallery
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Dej in 1902 -
The City Hall -
City Square at Night -
Avram Iancu Street -
Synagogue in Dej -
Pentecostal Temple in Dej -
The Roman Catholic Church -
Greek-Catholic Church in 1 Mai -
Andrei Muresanu National College -
Graves in the Jewish cemetery of Dej
References
- ^ a b "Comunicat de presă privind rezultatele provizorii ale Recensământului Populaţiei şi Locuinţelor – 2011" (PDF). Cluj County Regional Statistics Directorate. 2012-02-02. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
External links
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