Tileagd

Tileagd (Hungarian: Mezőtelegd) is a large commune located in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Bălaia (Kabaláspatak), Călătani (Kalotaitanya), Poșoloaca (Pósalaka), Tileagd, Tilecuș (Telkesd) and Uileacu de Criș (Pusztaújlak).

Tileagd

Mezőtelegd
Commune
School, former mansion of the Telegdi family
Location in Bihor County
Tileagd
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°4′N 22°12′E
Country Romania
CountyBihor
Population
 (2011)[1]
6,968
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.BH

Geography

It is on the picturesque road between Oradea and Cluj-Napoca, 23 kilometres from Oradea. The closest town to Tileagd is Aleşd, 12 km away. Tileagd is served by three CFR trains daily from Oradea, which continue to Aleșd, Huedin and Cluj-Napoca.

Etymology

Its Hungarian name originates in the word telek which means "plot" in English with a "d" affixture. The first written record about the village was made in a warrant of 1294's copy of 1572 under the name Thelegd and then its name emerged in 1773 as Mező-Telegd.

History
Reformed church

At the beginning of the 13th century, a group of Székelys lived in the area, having moved from Udvarhelyszék. They were called 'Székelys of Telegd' and the first name of Székelyudvarhely which is the centre Telegd, the area they moved into. In 1291, the founder of the Thelegdy family moved to here. In 1688, at the edge of the village, Imre Thököly's Kuruc army was defeated by general Heissler. With the building of the railway line, animal and food businesses started thriving in 1870. Later many new industrial, financial and other institutions were founded; for example, the first bank "Mezőtelegd vidéki Takarékpénztár Rt" in 1890; and an oil refinery and its associated a works were built at the beginning of the 20th century.

Population
  • In 1828, it had a population of 1575.
  • In 1900, it had a population of 2508. These included 2034 Hungarians, 424 Romanians, 24 Germans, 13 Slovaks and 13 Gypsies.
  • In 2002, it had a population of 3960. These included 2374 Romanians, 1016 Hungarians, 523 Gypsies and 40 Slovaks.

Notable residents
  • The bishop of Nagyszombat and the archbishop of Esztergom, Miklós Telegdi, was born here.
  • The wife of Stephen Bocskay, Kata Hagymássy, died here.
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References
  1. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
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