Călățele
commune in Cluj County, Romania
Călățele (Hungarian: Kiskalota; German: Kelezel) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Călata (Nagykalota), Călățele, Călățele-Pădure, Dealu Negru (Bánffytelep), Finciu (Kalotaújfalu), and Văleni (Magyarvalkó).
Geography
The commune is situated in the northern foothills of the Apuseni Mountains, at an altitude of 704 m (2,310 ft), on the banks of the river Călata. It is located in the western part of the county, in the Țara Călatei historical region of Transylvania, 15 km (9.3 mi) south of Huedin and 60 km (37 mi) west of the county seat, Cluj-Napoca.
Călățele is crossed by national road DN1R, which connects it to Huedin and DN1 to the north and to Albac and DN75 to the south.
Demographics
According to the census from 2002, there was a total population of 2,671 people living in this commune. Of this population, 80.98% were ethnic Romanians, 10.14% ethnic Hungarians, and 8.64% ethnic Roma. At the 2011 census, there were 2,243 inhabitants, of which 77.66% were Romanians, 10.88% Hungarians, and 8.34% Roma. At the 2021 census, Călățele had a population of 2,307; of those, 62.29% were Romanians, 16.91% Roma, and 8.67% Hungarians.
“Călățele” enters the record as commune in Cluj County, Romania. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Călățele, commune and Cluj 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 Sep 18, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q12724716. VIAF identifies the subject as 235235623. Authority coordinates are 46.748, 23.022. None of the 3 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 2002, 2011 and 2021.
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