Gornești

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Gornești
Gernyeszeg
Commune
Location in Mureș County
Location in Mureș County
Gornești is located in Romania
Gornești
Gornești
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°40′N 24°39′E / 46.667°N 24.650°E / 46.667; 24.650Coordinates: 46°40′N 24°39′E / 46.667°N 24.650°E / 46.667; 24.650
CountryRomania
CountyMureș
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Gyula Kolcsár[1] (UDMR)
Population
 (2011)[2]
5,577
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.MS

Gornești (formerly Ghernesig; Hungarian: Gernyeszeg, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈɡɛrɲɛsɛɡ]) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania composed of nine villages:

  • Gornești
  • Iara de Mureș / Marosjára
  • Ilioara / Kisillye
  • Mura Mare / Nagyszederjes
  • Mura Mică / Kisszederjes
  • Pădureni / Erdőcsinád
  • Periș / Körtvélyfája
  • Petrilaca de Mureș / Magyarpéterlaka
  • Teleac / Marostelek

History[]

It formed part of the Székely Land region of the historical Transylvania province. Until 1918, the village belonged to the Maros-Torda County of the Kingdom of Hungary. After the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, it became part of Romania.

Demographics[]

The commune has an absolute Hungarian majority. According to the 2011 census, it has a population of 5577, of which 71.9% are Hungarian; 18.5% are Romanian and 9.5% Roma.[3]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  3. ^ (in Romanian) Populaţia stabilă după etnie – judeţe, municipii, oraşe, comune, National Institute of Statistics; accessed August 26, 2015


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