Mintiu Gherlii (Hungarian: Szamosújvárnémeti; German: Deutschendorf) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Bunești (Széplak), Mintiu Gherlii, Nima (Néma), Pădurenii (Coptelke), Petrești (Péterháza), and Salatiu (Szilágytő).

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Mintiu Gherlii
Commune
Reformed church in Mintiu Gherlii
Location in Cluj County
Mintiu Gherlii Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°3′23″N 23°56′51″E
Country	Romania
County	Cluj
Subdivisions	Bunești, Mintiu Gherlii, Nima, Pădurenii, Petrești, Salatiu
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Dumitru Oltean (PNL)
Area	78.52 km2 (30.32 sq mi)
Elevation	260 m (850 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[1]	3,598
• Density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	407410
Area code	+(40) x64
Vehicle reg.	CJ
Website	mintiu-gherlii.ro

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The commune is situated in the northwestern part of the Transylvanian Plateau, at an altitude of 260 m (850 ft), on the banks of the Someșul Mic River. It is located in northern Cluj County, on the outskirts of the city of Gherla, 13 km (8.1 mi) south of Dej and 46 km (29 mi) northeast of the county seat, Cluj-Napoca.

Mintiu Gherlii is crossed by national road DN1C [ro], which connects Cluj-Napoca to Baia Mare and the Romania–Ukraine border at Halmeu.

According to the census from 2002 there was a total population of 3,860 people living in this commune. Of this population, 95.51% were ethnic Romanians, 3.44% ethnic Roma, and 1.03% ethnic Hungarians.^[2] At the 2011 census, there were 3,746 inhabitants, of which 91.24% were Romanians and 4.62% Roma. At the 2021 census, Mintiu Gherlii had a population of 3,598; of those, 85.91% were Romanians and 2.72% Roma.^[3]

• Gheorghe Crăciun [ro] (1913 – 2001), Securitate colonel, commandant of Aiud Prison (1958–1964)
• Daniela Gurz (born 1991), footballer
• Aurelia Szőke-Tudor (1936 – 2013), handballer

• Petrești mine