Ormeniș

For other uses, see Ormenis.

Ormeniș (German: Ermesch; Hungarian: Ürmös) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Ormeniș. It also included the village of Augustin until 2005, when that village was split off to form a separate commune.

Ormeniș Ürmös
Commune
Ormeniș
Coat of arms
Location within the county
Ormeniș Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46.0167°N 25.55°E / 46.0167; 25.55
Country	Romania
County	Brașov
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Barna-Alpár Gyerő (PNL)
Area	47.97 km2 (18.52 sq mi)
Elevation	426 m (1,398 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[1]	2,045
• Density	43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	507150
Area code	(+40) 02 68
Vehicle reg.	BV
Website	www.primariaormenis.ro

The commune is located in the northeastern part of the county, 45 km (28 mi) north of the county seat, Brașov. It sits on the left bank of the Olt River, which forms the border with Covasna County to the east and the north. It neighbors Apața commune to the south and Racoș commune to the west.

The Ormeniș train station serves Line 300 of the CFR network, which connects Bucharest with the Hungarian border near Oradea.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2002	1,926	—
2011	1,976	+2.6%
2021	2,045	+3.5%
Source: Census data

At the 2011 census, the commune had 1,976 inhabitants, of which 43.3% were Roma, 39.3% Hungarians, and 17.3% Romanians. At the 2021 census, Ormeniș had a population of 2,045 ; of those, 49.39% were Roma, 29.29% Hungarians, and 17.65% Romanians.^[2]

References

1. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
2. "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.

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  Unitarian church in Ormeniș
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  The village viewed from across the Olt River