Ceanu Mare (Hungarian: Mezőcsán; German: Gross-Tschaan) is a commune in the north-west of Romania, in Cluj County, Transylvania. It is composed of thirteen villages: Andici (depopulated since 1985; Andics), Boian (Mezőbő), Bolduț (Boldoc), Ceanu Mare, Ciurgău (Csurgó), Dosu Napului (Oláhtóhát), Fânațe (Csániszénafű), Hodăi-Boian (Mezőbőifogadó), Iacobeni (Mezőszentjakab), Morțești (Morcest), Stârcu (Csóka), Strucut (merged with Gherea in 1968; Sztinkutdűlő) and Valea lui Cati (Sárospatakdűlő).

Ceanu Mare
Location in Cluj County
Location in Cluj County
Ceanu Mare is located in Romania
Ceanu Mare
Ceanu Mare
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°39′N 23°58′E / 46.650°N 23.967°E / 46.650; 23.967
CountryRomania
CountyCluj
Established1293[1]
SubdivisionsAndici, Boian, Bolduț, Ceanu Mare, Ciurgău, Dosu Napului, Fânațe, Hodăi-Boian, Iacobeni, Morțești, Stârcu, Strucut, Valea lui Cati
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Virgil Păcurar[2] (PMP)
Area
37.54 km2 (14.49 sq mi)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[3]
3,333
 • Density89/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Area code+40 x264
Vehicle reg.CJ
Websitewww.ceanu-mare.ro

The village is known in Germany after the Schröder family discovered that the father of former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder was buried there in a common grave in 1944. Lieutenant Fritz Schröder was a soldier in the German army during World War II and he died at the age of 32 near the city of Turda (Thorenburg in German) on 4 October 1944, without ever seeing his newborn son Gerhard.

Demographics

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According to the census from 2002 there was a total population of 4,322 people living in this town. Of this population, 94.08% are ethnic Romanians, 3.51% ethnic Romani and 2.36% are ethnic Hungarians.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Atlasul localităţilor judeţului Cluj, Editura Suncart, p. 117
  2. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  4. ^ "Structura Etno-demografică a României".