Sânmartin, Cluj
commune in Cluj County, Romania
Sânmartin (Hungarian: Szépkenyerűszentmárton) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of eight villages: Ceaba (Bálványoscsaba), Cutca (Kötke), Diviciorii Mari (Nagydevecser), Diviciorii Mici (Kisdevecser), Măhal (Mohaly), Sâmboieni (Erdőszombattelke), Sânmartin, and Târgușor (Kékesvásárhely).
Demographics
According to the census from 2002 there was a total population of 1,744 people living in this commune; of this population, 86.52% were ethnic Romanians, 10.43% ethnic Hungarians, and 3.03% ethnic Roma. At the 2021 census, Sânmartin had a population of 1,110, of which 74.59% were Romanians, 9.01% Hungarians, and 5.5% Roma.
“Sânmartin, Cluj” enters the record as commune in Cluj County, Romania. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Sânmartin, Cluj and commune can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 25, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q1076050. Authority coordinates are 47.009, 24.079. 1 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2002 and 2021.
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