Hida, Salaj
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Hida is a commune located in Sălaj County
, Romania
. It is composed of eight villages: Baica (Bányika), Hida, Miluani (Milvány), Păduriş (Tyikló), Racâş (Almásrákos), Sânpetru Almaşului (Füzesszentpéter), Stupini (Füzes) and Trestia (Komlósújfalu).
The settlement was first mentioned in Hungarian documents in 1320 as Miluad. From the 13th century the area was property of the Hungarian Zsombor clan. In the 14th century it was donated to the Elefánthy family. A Romanian Orthodox
church was built in the 16th century and a new one in 1920. Miluani is the filia of the Roman Catholic parish of Chidea; traditionally its vicars were Franciscans until 1897. Local Unitarians
also belongs to Chidea. Miluani was also a center of the Greek-Catholic
arch-deaconry. http://mek.oszk.hu/04700/04750/html/57.html
Miluani historically was part of Transylvania
within the Kingdom of Hungary
. It belonged to Doboka County until 1876, when it was incorporated into Kolozs
county. In 1920, after World War I
and the Treaty of Trianon
, the village, as part of Transylvania, was handed over to Romania
.
In 1940, by the Second Vienna Arbitration, it was again annexed by Hungary. In 1944 ethnic Romanian rebels of Miluani burnt up the Hungarian Reformed Church's archive in Hida. http://udvardy.adatbank.transindex.ro/?action=intezmeny&intezmeny=3062&intezmeny_sz=Reform%C3%A1tus%20Egyh%C3%A1z&kezd=211
The Jewish population of Hidalmás (26.0% in 1910) was deported to Auschwitz by the Hungarian government in May 1944.
Among those who have resided in the village include Sándor Kendi, a Hungarian magnate and József Nyírő, a Hungarian writer and politician, and vicar in Miluani.
Salaj County
Sălaj is a county of Romania, in the historical regions of Crișana and Transylvania, with the capital city at Zalău.-Geography:Sălaj county has a total area of ....
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
. It is composed of eight villages: Baica (Bányika), Hida, Miluani (Milvány), Păduriş (Tyikló), Racâş (Almásrákos), Sânpetru Almaşului (Füzesszentpéter), Stupini (Füzes) and Trestia (Komlósújfalu).
Miluani
The village of Miluani had 112 inhabitants in 2002 and is famous for its grain and sunflower production.The settlement was first mentioned in Hungarian documents in 1320 as Miluad. From the 13th century the area was property of the Hungarian Zsombor clan. In the 14th century it was donated to the Elefánthy family. A Romanian Orthodox
Romanian Orthodox Church
The Romanian Orthodox Church is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church. It is in full communion with other Eastern Orthodox churches, and is ranked seventh in order of precedence. The Primate of the church has the title of Patriarch...
church was built in the 16th century and a new one in 1920. Miluani is the filia of the Roman Catholic parish of Chidea; traditionally its vicars were Franciscans until 1897. Local Unitarians
Unitarianism
Unitarianism is a Christian theological movement, named for its understanding of God as one person, in direct contrast to Trinitarianism which defines God as three persons coexisting consubstantially as one in being....
also belongs to Chidea. Miluani was also a center of the Greek-Catholic
Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic
The Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic is an Eastern Catholic Church which is in full union with the Roman Catholic Church. It is ranked as a Major Archiepiscopal Church and uses the Byzantine liturgical rite in the Romanian language....
arch-deaconry. http://mek.oszk.hu/04700/04750/html/57.html
Miluani historically was part of Transylvania
Transylvania
Transylvania is a historical region in the central part of Romania. Bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountain range, historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni Mountains; however, the term sometimes encompasses not only Transylvania proper, but also the historical...
within the Kingdom of Hungary
Kingdom of Hungary
The Kingdom of Hungary comprised present-day Hungary, Slovakia and Croatia , Transylvania , Carpatho Ruthenia , Vojvodina , Burgenland , and other smaller territories surrounding present-day Hungary's borders...
. It belonged to Doboka County until 1876, when it was incorporated into Kolozs
Kolozs
Kolozs is the name of a historic administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is presently in north-western Romania...
county. In 1920, after World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
and the Treaty of Trianon
Treaty of Trianon
The Treaty of Trianon was the peace agreement signed in 1920, at the end of World War I, between the Allies of World War I and Hungary . The treaty greatly redefined and reduced Hungary's borders. From its borders before World War I, it lost 72% of its territory, which was reduced from to...
, the village, as part of Transylvania, was handed over to Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
.
In 1940, by the Second Vienna Arbitration, it was again annexed by Hungary. In 1944 ethnic Romanian rebels of Miluani burnt up the Hungarian Reformed Church's archive in Hida. http://udvardy.adatbank.transindex.ro/?action=intezmeny&intezmeny=3062&intezmeny_sz=Reform%C3%A1tus%20Egyh%C3%A1z&kezd=211
The Jewish population of Hidalmás (26.0% in 1910) was deported to Auschwitz by the Hungarian government in May 1944.
Among those who have resided in the village include Sándor Kendi, a Hungarian magnate and József Nyírő, a Hungarian writer and politician, and vicar in Miluani.