Várfalva

Moldovenești Orfalău, Varfalău Várfalva
Commune
Reformed church in Stejeriș
Location of Moldovenești Commune
Coordinates: 46°29′55″N 23°40′13″E / 46.49861°N 23.67028°E / 46.49861; 23.67028Coordinates: 46°29′55″N 23°40′13″E / 46.49861°N 23.67028°E / 46.49861; 23.67028
Country	Romania
County	Cluj County
Component villages	Bădeni, Moldovenești, Pietroasa, Plăiești, Podeni, Stejeriș
Government
• Mayor	Paul Kanyaro (since 2004) (UDMR)
Area
• Total	139 km2 (54 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	3,246
• Density	23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Website	Official website of the municipality (in Romanian) (in Hungarian)

Moldovenești (formerly Orfalău and Varfalău; Hungarian: Várfalva; German: Burgdorf) is a commune in Cluj County, Romania, 12 km southwest of Turda, in the valley of the Arieș.

The oldest record about the ancient castle at the village is from 1075, calling the place Castrum Turda (the old Turda Castle). During the Tatar invasions of Hungary in the 13th Century, most of the area around the castle was ravaged. Later, the land was given to free Székelys who moved here from the Saschiz region and the territory became part of Aranyos Seat.

Bădeni village has been the site of a crematorium since 2014.

The commune was renamed Moldoveneşti in the interwar period, in honour of Ioan Micu Moldovan. The previous name, Varfalău, is derived from Várfalva, which means "village of the castle" in Hungarian.

The commune is composed of six villages:

Vălenii de Arieș (formerly Rachișul de Arieș or for short Rachiș; Aranyosrákos; Krebsbach) was a separate village until 1966, when it was absorbed into Moldovenești village.

At the 2011 census, 56.6% of inhabitants were Hungarians, 39.6% Romanians and 3.8% Roma.

(in Romanian) (in Hungarian) Official website of the municipality