Ceanu Mare Explained

Type:commune
County:Cluj
Population Total:auto
Subdivisions:Andici, Boian, Bolduț, Ceanu Mare, Ciurgău, Dosu Napului, Fânațe, Hodăi-Boian, Iacobeni, Morțești, Stârcu, Strucut, Valea lui Cati
Ceanu Mare
Coordinates:46.65°N 81°W
Leader Name:Virgil Păcurar[1]
Leader Party:PMP
Term:2020 - 2024
Established Date:1293[2]
Area Total Km2:37.54
Area Code:+40 x264

Ceanu Mare (Hungarian: Mezőcsán; German: Gross-Tschaan) is a commune in the north-west of Romania, in Cluj County, Transylvania. It is composed of thirteen villages: Andici (depopulated since 1985; Andics), Boian (Mezőbő), Bolduț (Boldoc), Ceanu Mare, Ciurgău (Csurgó), Dosu Napului (Oláhtóhát), Fânațe (Csániszénafű), Hodăi-Boian (Mezőbőifogadó), Iacobeni (Mezőszentjakab), Morțești (Morcest), Stârcu (Csóka), Strucut (merged with Gherea in 1968; Sztinkutdűlő) and Valea lui Cati (Sárospatakdűlő).

The village is known in Germany after the Schröder family discovered that the father of former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder was buried there in a common grave in 1944. Lieutenant Fritz Schröder was a soldier in the German army during World War II and he died at the age of 32 near the city of Turda (Thorenburg in German) on 4 October 1944, without ever seeing his newborn son Gerhard.

Demographics

According to the census from 2002 there was a total population of 4,322 people living in this town. Of this population, 94.08% are ethnic Romanians, 3.51% ethnic Romani and 2.36% are ethnic Hungarians.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results of the 2020 local elections . Central Electoral Bureau . 11 June 2021 . dmy-all.
  2. Atlasul localităţilor judeţului Cluj, Editura Suncart, p. 117
  3. Web site: Structura Etno-demografică a României.