Ulmeni, Maramureș

Town in Maramureș, Romania

Ulmeni Sülelmed
Town
Wooden church in Ulmeni
Location in Maramureș County
(2020–2024)		Lucian Morar^[1] (PMP)
Area	81.49 km² (31.46 sq mi)
Elevation	173 m (568 ft)
Population (2021-12-01)^[2]	7,110
• Density	87/km² (230/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	437355
Area code	(+40) 02 62
Vehicle reg.	MM
Website	primariaulmenimm.ro

Ulmeni (formerly Șilimeghiu; Hungarian: Sülelmed; German: Ulmendorf) is a town in Maramureș County, Crișana, Romania. It was declared a town in 2004. The town administers seven villages: Arduzel (Szamosardó), Chelința (Kelence), Mânău (Monó), Someș-Uileac (Szilágyújlak), Tohat (Szamostóhát), Țicău (Szamoscikó), and Vicea (Vicsa).

Geography

Ulmeni is located in northwestern Romania, in the southwestern extremity of Maramureș County, 35 km (22 mi) from the county seat, Baia Mare, on the border with Sălaj County. It lies on the left bank of the Someș River, being the first town that the river crosses in Maramureș County.

The town has two train stations (Ulmeni Sălaj [ro] and Țicău) serving the CFR Main Line 400, which connects Brașov with Baia Mare and Satu Mare.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1880	3,830	—
1900	4,542	+18.6%
1910	5,204	+14.6%
1930	5,503	+5.7%
1956	6,639	+20.6%
1977	7,351	+10.7%
1992	7,444	+1.3%
2002	7,153	−3.9%
2011	7,078	−1.0%
2021	7,110	+0.5%
Source: Census data

At the 2021 census, Ulmeni had a population of 7,110, of which 49.06% were Romanians, 23.73% Roma, and 20.37% Hungarians.^[3] At the 2011 census, the town had 7,078 inhabitants, of which 53.6% were Romanians, 23.7% Hungarians, and 22.5% Roma. In 2002, 69.5% were Romanian Orthodox, 23.2% Reformed, 4% Pentecostal, 1% Greek-Catholic, 0.5% Roman Catholic, and 1.3% stated they belonged to another religion.

Natives

Ignațiu Darabant (1738 – 1805), Greek Catholic hierarch, bishop of the Romanian Catholic Eparchy of Oradea Mare
Petre Dulfu (1856 – 1953), poet, translator, and playwright

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ulmeni.

^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.