Bălăuşeri
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| Bălăuşeri Balavásár |
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 Bălăuşeri
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| Coordinates: 46°24′0″N 24°41′0″E / 46.4°N 24.683333°ECoordinates: 46°24′0″N 24°41′0″E / 46.4°N 24.683333°E | |
| Country |  Romania |
| County | Mureş County |
| Status | Commune |
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| • Mayor | Sagyebo Istvan |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 5,064 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Bălăuşeri (Hungarian: Balavásár; Hungarian pronunciation: [bɒlɒvaːʃaːr]) is a commune in Mureş County, Romania composed of six villages:
- Agrişteu / Egrestő
- Bălăuşeri
- Chendu / Nagykend
- Dumitreni / Szentdemeter
- Filitelnic / Fületelke
- Senereuş / Szénaverős
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[edit] History
The village was in the northern reaches of Küküllő County in Transylvania, just over the border from the Székely Land; the county was split in the 1876 administrative reform, and thereafter the village belonged to Kis-Küküllő County in the Kingdom of Hungary. After the 1920 Treaty of Trianon, it became part of Romania along with the rest of Transylvania.
[edit] Demographics
According to the 2002 Census the commune has a population of 5,064 of which 3,404 (67.22%) are Hungarians, 905 (17.8%) Romanians, 742 (14.6%) Roma and 13 Germans. Bălăuşeri village has a population of 1228 people.
