Călinești, Maramureș Explained

Type:commune
County:Maramureș
Population Total:auto
Coordinates:47.7833°N 81°W
Călinești

Călinești (Hungarian: Felsőkálinfalva or Felsőkálinfalu, Yiddish: קאלינשט|Kalinest) is a commune in Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Călinești, Cornești (Hungarian: Somosfalva) and Văleni (Hungarian: Mikolapatak, Yiddish: וואלען|Valeny).

At the 2002 census, 99.8% of inhabitants were Romanians. 53.9% were Romanian Orthodox, 34.7% Greek-Catholic, 5.9% belonged to "another religion" and 4.5% were Pentecostal.