Vechea

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Vechea

Total population

566

Coordinates46.90°, 23.51°

Demographic figures from INS Romania. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Chinteni is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of nine villages: Chinteni, Deușu (Diós), Feiurdeni (Fejérd), Măcicașu (Magyarmacskás), Pădureni, Săliștea Veche (Szellőcskevölgy), Sânmărtin (Szentmártonmacskás), Satu Lung (Hosszúmacskás), and Vechea (Bodonkút).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

János Józsa

Hungarian writer, translator from Romania (1901-1973)

Alexandru Bohățel

Romanian politician from Transylvania (1816-1897)

Francisco José Debali

Hungarian musician (1791–1859)

András Benkő

József Ince Desericzky

Sándor Halmágyi

S

Sándor Imreh

Hungarian publisher

É

Éva Lakó

Romanian archaeologist

Ferenc Ocsvay

Hungarian politician (1819-1887)

O

Oliver Lustig

Romanian journalist and writer (1926–2017)

I

Ion Horațiu Crișan

Romanian historian, archaeologist (1928-1994)

Gregor Szász

Hungarian reformed pastor, poet (1831–1904)

S

Sándor Papp

painter (1868-1937)

Á

Árpád Kelemen

Hungarian electrical engineer from Romania (1932–1997)

J

János Szekernyés

Romanian journalist (1941–)

V

Vasile Ladislau Pop

Hungarian politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Yellow Shell Moth

Camptogramma bilineata

Seen 2026-09-26

European Mantis

Mantis religiosa

Seen 2026-09-26

Autumn Crocus

Colchicum autumnale

Seen 2026-09-26

tansy

Tanacetum vulgare

Seen 2026-09-25

Horned Leafhopper

Ledra aurita

Seen 2026-09-25

red cabbage bug

Eurydema ornata

Seen 2026-09-24

Feathered Gothic

Tholera decimalis

Seen 2026-09-24

Fox Moth

Macrothylacia rubi

Seen 2026-09-22

Andricus hungaricus

Andricus hungaricus

Seen 2026-09-22

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers