Romanians in Hungary
| Românii din Ungaria | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| 35,641 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Budapest
|
6,189 |
 Békés County
|
5,137 |
 Pest County
|
4,000 |
 Hajdú-Bihar County
|
2,000 |
 Csongrád County
|
1,500 |
 Heves County
|
500 |
 Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County
|
500 |
| Languages | |
| Hungarian, Romanian | |
| Religion | |
| Romanian Orthodox Church, Roman Catholicism, Lutheran | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Romanians | |
At present, Romanians in Hungary (Romanian: Românii din Ungaria, Hungarian: Magyarországi románok) constitute a small minority. According to the most recent Hungarian census of 2011 (based on self-determination), the population of Romanians was 35,641 or 0.3%, a significant increase from 8,482 or 0.1% of 2001. The community is concentrated in towns and villages close to the Romanian border, such as Battonya, Elek, Kétegyháza, Pusztaottlaka and Méhkerék, and in the city of Gyula. Romanians also live in the Hungarian capital, Budapest.
Historically, a significant part of the modern Romanian lands belonged to Hungarian states.
The oldest extant documents from Transylvania make reference to Vlachs too. Regardless of the subject of Romanian presence/non-presence in Transylvania prior to the Hungarian conquest (See Origin of the Romanians), the first written sources about Romanian settlements derive from the 13th century, record was written about Olahteluk village in Bihar county from 1283. The 'land of Romanians', Terram Blacorum (1222,1280) showed up in Fogaras and this area was mentioned under different name (Olachi) in 1285. The first appearance of a supposed Romanian name 'Ola' in Hungary derives from a charter (1258). They were significant population in Transylvania, Banat, Maramaros and Partium.
After the Treaty of Trianon, Hungary has become close to homogeneous ethnically, with only 10.4% minorities, of which 6.9% were Germans, and Romanians constituted about 0.3%.
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