Halmeu

Halmeu (Hungarian: Halmi, pronounced [ˈhɒlmi]; Yiddish: האַַלמין‎) is a commune of 4,845 inhabitants situated in Satu Mare County, Romania. It is composed of five villages:

In Romanian	In Hungarian
Băbești	Kisbábony
Dobolț	Dabolc
Halmeu	Halmi
Halmeu-Vii	Halmihegy
Mesteacăn	Nyírestanya

Halmeu Halmi
Commune
Location in Satu Mare County
Halmeu Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°58′N 23°1′E
Country	Romania
County	Satu Mare
Population  (2011)[1]	4,968
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.	SM

Until World War II, the village was home to a Jewish community, which numbered 479 souls in 1877.[2] The commune included two other villages until 2005, when they were split off to form Porumbeşti Commune.

Demographics

In 1910, 97.6% reported Hungarian as their primary language. The religious make-up was 1196 Calvinists (34.6%), 1061 Jewish (30.7%) and 613 Roman Catholic (17.7%).

Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3]

• Romanians: 57%
• Hungarians: 36%
• Roma: 3%

57% had Romanian as first language, and 39% Hungarian.[4]

References

1. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
2. JewishGen locality page for Halmeu
3. Tab8. Populaţia stabilă după etnie – judeţe, municipii, oraşe, comune, 2011 census results, Institutul Național de Statistică, accessed 10 March 2020.
4. Tab10. Populaţia stabilă după limba maternă – judeţe, municipii, oraşe, comune, 2011 census results, Institutul Național de Statistică, accessed 10 March 2020.

• Memorial book to the Communities of Halmin-Turt (in Hebrew)