Vețca
Vețca
Székelyvécke | |
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![]() Roman Catholic church in Vețca | |
![]() Location in Mureș County | |
![]() ![]() Vețca Location in Romania | |
Coordinates: 46°21′N 24°47′E / 46.350°N 24.783°ECoordinates: 46°21′N 24°47′E / 46.350°N 24.783°E | |
Country | Romania |
County | Mureș |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2024) | Pál Fekete[1] (UDMR) |
Area | 37.49 km2 (14.47 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | 892 |
• Density | 24/km2 (62/sq mi) |
Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
Postal code | 547640 |
Vehicle reg. | MS |
Vețca (Hungarian: Székelyvécke or colloquially Vécke, Hungarian pronunciation:[ˈseːkɛjveːtskɛ]) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania that is composed of three villages:
- Jacodu / Magyarzsákod
- Sălașuri / Székelyszállás
- Vețca
History[]
Vețca is 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 Hungarian–Romanian War of 1918–19 and 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 had a population of 892; out of those, 84.9% were Hungarian, 11.0% were Roma, and 1.3% were Romanian.[3]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ^ Tab8. Populația stabilă după etnie – județe, municipii, orașe, comune, 2011 census results, Institutul Național de Statistică, accessed 4 March 2020.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Jacodu_mit_Unitarierkirche.jpg/220px-Jacodu_mit_Unitarierkirche.jpg)
View of Jacodu village
Categories:
- Communes in Mureș County
- Localities in Transylvania