Type: | commune |
County: | Cluj |
Population Total: | auto |
Subdivisions: | Antăș, Băbdiu, Blidărești, Bobâlna, Cremenea, Maia, Oșorhel, Pruni, Răzbuneni, Suarăș, Vâlcelele |
Bobâlna | |
Coordinates: | 47.15°N 62°W |
Leader Name: | Augustin Mureșan[1] |
Leader Party: | PSD |
Term: | 2020 - 2024 |
Established Date: | 1332 |
Area Total Km2: | 74.6 |
Area Code: | +40 x64 |
Bobâlna (Olpret until 1957; Hungarian: Alparét; German: Krautfeld) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania, having a population of 1,888. It is composed of eleven villages: Antăș (Antos), Băbdiu (Zápróc), Blidărești (Tálosfalva), Bobâlna, Cremenea (Keménye), Maia (Mánya), Oșorhel (Erdővásárhely), Pruni (Nagymező), Răzbuneni (Radákszinye), Suarăș (Szóváros) and Vâlcelele (Bujdos). It is situated in the historical region of Transylvania.
The first document that mentions the village is from 1332. This village was the place where the 15th century Bobâlna revolt started.
According to the census from 2002 there was a total population of 1,888 people living in this town. Of this population, 96.78% are ethnic Romanians, 1.85% ethnic Romani and 1.37% are ethnic Hungarians.[2]