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Bălăușeri

Coordinates: 46°24′0″N 24°41′0″E / 46.40000°N 24.68333°E / 46.40000; 24.68333
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Bălăușeri
Balavásár
Location in Mureș County
Location in Mureș County
Bălăușeri is located in Romania
Bălăușeri
Bălăușeri
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°24′0″N 24°41′0″E / 46.40000°N 24.68333°E / 46.40000; 24.68333
CountryRomania
CountyMureș
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) András-Adorján Varga[1] (UDMR)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
4,852
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.MS

Bălăușeri (Hungarian: Balavásár; Hungarian pronunciation: [bɒlɒvaːʃaːr]; German: Bladenmarkt) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Agrișteu, Bălăușeri, Chendu, Dumitreni, Filitelnic, and Senereuș.

In Romanian In Hungarian In German
Agrișteu Egrestő Agreschteln
Bălăușeri Balavásár Bladenmarkt
Chendu Nagykend Großkend
Dumitreni Szentdemeter Mettersdorf
Filitelnic Fületelke Felldorf
Senereuș Szénaverős Zendersch

History

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Bălăușeri is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Agrișteu, Bălăușeri, Chendu, Dumitreni, Filitelnic and Senereuș. The village[which?] was in the northern reaches of Küküllő County in Transylvania, just over the border from the Székely Land; in the 1876 administrative reform, the county was split 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.

Demographics

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According to the 2011 census, the commune had a population of 4,698, of which 3,195 (68.01%) were Hungarians, 905 (17.58%) Romanians, 662 (14.09%) Roma and 10 Germans. Bălăușeri village has a population of 1228 people.

Economy

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The Filitelnic gas field (one of the top two gas fields in Romania in terms of production) is located on the territory of the commune.[3][4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. ^ "Top 10 câmpuri petrolifere și gazeifere cu cea mai mare producție din România". www.economica.net (in Romanian). March 15, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  4. ^ Dogar, Andreea (November 7, 2023). "Cele mai mari zăcăminte de gaze naturale din România după producția din 2022" [The largest natural gas fields in Romania after 2022 production]. Great News (in Romanian). Retrieved January 24, 2024.