Ulmeni, Maramureş

For the village in Bistriţa-Năsăud County called Tóhát in Hungarian, see Nimigea.

Ulmeni
—  Town  —
Ulmeni
Coordinates: 47°27′56″N 23°18′1″E / 47.46556°N 23.30028°E / 47.46556; 23.30028
Country	Romania
County	Maramureş County
Population (2002)[1]	7,153
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
– Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Ulmeni (formerly Şilimeghiu; Hungarian: Sülelmed; German: Ulmendorf) is a town in Maramureş County, northwestern Romania. It is located on the left bank of the Someş river. It was declared a town in 2004. The town administers seven villages: Arduzel (Szamosardó), Chelinţa (Kelence), Mânău (Monó), Someş-Uileac (Szilágyújlak), Tohat (Szamostóhát), Ţicău (Szamoscikó) and Vicea (Vicsa).

In 2002, 58.9% of inhabitants were Romanians, 25.3% Hungarians and 15.6% Roma. 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.

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  Arduzel wooden church

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  Someş-Uileac wooden church (Reformed)

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  Ulmeni wooden church

References

1. ^ Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 1, 2010

Coordinates: 47°27′56″N 23°18′01″E / 47.46556°N 23.30028°E / 47.46556; 23.30028