Bonțida

Bonțida (Romanian pronunciation: [bonˈt͡sida]; Hungarian: Bonchida, pronounced [ˈbont͡shidɒ], transl. "Bonc's bridge"; German: Bonisbruck) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is known as the home of a Baroque castle owned by the Bánffy family (of which Miklós Bánffy was a member); partly destroyed during World War II and neglected by the communist regime in Romania, it is currently being restored.

Bonțida
Commune
The Bánffy Castle
Location in Cluj County
Bonțida Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°54′N 23°48′E
Country	Romania
County	Cluj
Established	1263
Subdivisions	Bonțida, Coasta, Răscruci, Tăușeni
Government
• Mayor	Emil Cărhaț (PNL)
Area	80.38 km^2 (31.03 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]	4,856
• Density	60/km^2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Area code	+40 x64
Vehicle reg.	CJ
Website	www.comunabontida.ro

The Bánffy family had another castle in Răscruci, which is part of Bonțida and also the birthplace of poet Albert Wass. The Răscruci castle features in the reminiscences of an English governess, Florence Tarring, who worked for one of the branches of the Bánffy family during the First World War (1914-1919).[2]

The commune is composed of four villages: Bonțida, Coasta (Gyulatelke), Răscruci (Válaszút) and Tăușeni (Marokháza).

Demographics

According to the census from 2002 there was a total population of 4,722 people living in this town. Of this population, 65.07% are ethnic Romanians, 19.10% are ethnic Hungarians and 15.75% ethnic Romani.[3]

Natives

• Dorel Vișan
• Albert Wass

See also

• Bonțida Bánffy Castle
• Răscruci Bánffy Castle

References

1. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
2. Florence Tarring (2010). Elizabeth Watson (ed.). Miss Tarring's War. ISBN 978-1-921586-20-0.
3. http://www.edrc.ro/recensamant.jsp?regiune_id=2140&judet_id=2295&localitate_id=2311