Romanians in Hungary

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Romanians in Hungary
Romanian: Românii din Ungaria
Hungarian: Magyarországi románok
Total population
35,641 [1]
Regions with significant populations
Flag of Budapest (2011-).svg  Budapest 6,189
FLAG-Bekes-megye.svg  Békés County 5,137
FLAG-Pest-megye.svg  Pest County 4,000
FLAG-Hajdu-Bihar-megye.svg  Hajdú-Bihar County 2,000
Flag of Csongrad-Csanad megye.svg  Csongrád County 1,500
FLAG-Heves-megye.svg  Heves County 500
FLAG-Jasz-Nagykun-Szolnok.svg  Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County 500
Languages
Hungarian, Romanian
Religion
Romanian Orthodox Church, Roman Catholicism, Lutheranism
Related ethnic groups
Romanians

The Romanians in Hungary (Romanian : Românii din Ungaria, Hungarian : Magyarországi románok) constituted a small minority. According to the most recent Hungarian census of 2011 (based on self-determination), [2] the population of Romanians was 35,641 or 0.3%, a significant increase from 8,482 or 0.1% of 2001. The community is concentrated in towns and villages close to the Romanian border, such as Battonya, Elek, Kétegyháza, Pusztaottlaka and Méhkerék, and in the city of Gyula. Romanians also live in the Hungarian capital, Budapest. As of 2011, Romanians constitute one of the largest foreign communities in the country.

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History

Romanians in Hungary according to 1890 Census Walachians (Romanians) in Hungary, census 1890.jpg
Romanians in Hungary according to 1890 Census

Historically, a significant part of modern day Romania was part of the Kingdom of Hungary. The oldest extant documents from Transylvania make reference to Vlachs too. Regardless of the subject of Romanian presence/non-presence in Transylvania prior to the Hungarian conquest (See Origin of the Romanians), the first written sources about Romanian settlements derive from the 13th century, record was written about Olahteluk village in Bihar county from 1283. [3] [4] The 'land of Romanians', Terram Blacorum (1222,1280) [4] [5] [6] [7] showed up in Fogaras and this area was mentioned under different name (Olachi) in 1285. [4] The first appearance of a supposed Romanian name 'Ola' in Hungary derives from a charter (1258). [4] They were significant population in Transylvania, Banat, Máramaros (Maramureș) and Partium.

In 1881, Romanian-majority settlements projected to the present-day territory of Hungary were: Bedő, Csengerújfalu, Kétegyháza, Körösszakál, Magyarcsanád, Méhkerék, Mezőpeterd, Pusztaottlaka and Vekerd. [8] Important communities lived in Battonya, Elek, Körösszegapáti, Létavértes, Nyíradony, Pocsaj, Sarkadkeresztúr, and Zsáka. [8] After the 1920 Treaty of Trianon, Hungary came close to ethnic homogeneity, with only 10.4% minorities, of which 6.9% were Germans, and Romanians constituted about 0.3%.[ citation needed ]

The numbers of Romanians in Hungary increased briefly with the onset of World War II when Hungary annexed parts of Czechoslovakia, Romania, and Yugoslavia. These annexations were affirmed under the Munich Agreement (1938), two Vienna Awards (1938 and 1940). In particular, the population of Northern Transylvania, according to the Hungarian census from 1941 counted 53.5% Hungarians and 39.1% Romanians. [9] According to Romanian estimates of the region before the arbitration in 1940, there were 1,304,903 Romanians (50.2%) and 978,074 (37.1%) Hungarians. [10]

In 1950, Foaia Românească ("The Romanian Sheet"; then known by another name) was founded in Gyula. It was the first newspaper of the Romanian minority in modern Hungary and currently is the one with longest and widest level of circulation within the country. [11] [12]

Notable people

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