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Miercurea Nirajului

Coordinates: 46°31′48″N 24°48′0″E / 46.53000°N 24.80000°E / 46.53000; 24.80000
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Miercurea Nirajului
Nyárádszereda
Town
The statue of István Bocskay
The statue of István Bocskay
Coat of arms of Miercurea Nirajului
Miercurea Nirajului is located in Romania
Miercurea Nirajului
Miercurea Nirajului
Coordinates: 46°31′48″N 24°48′0″E / 46.53000°N 24.80000°E / 46.53000; 24.80000
Country Romania
CountyMureș County
StatusTown
Government
 • MayorSándor Toth (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania)
Area
 • Total55.88 km2 (21.58 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total5,554
Ethnicity
 • Hungarians83.3%
 • Romanians10.4%
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Websitehttp://www.miercureanirajului.ro

Miercurea Nirajului (Hungarian: Nyárádszereda [ˈɲaːraːt.sɛrɛdɒ]) is a town in Mureș County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania.

The following seven villages are administered by the town:

  • Beu / Székelybő
  • Dumitreștii / Demeterfalva
  • Laureni / Kisszentlőrinc
  • Moșuni / Székelymoson
  • Șardu Nirajului / Székelysárd
  • Tâmpa / Székelytompa
  • Veța / Vece

History

It formed part of the Székely Land region of the historical Transylvania province.

Its first written mention is from 1493 as Oppidum Zereda. István Bocskay was elected here for prince of Transylvania in 1604.

Until 1918, the town belonged to the Maros-Torda County of the Kingdom of Hungary. After the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, it became part of Romania.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2002 5,824—    
2011 5,554−4.6%
Source: Census data

The commune has a Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2011 census, it has a population of 5,554 of which 83.3% are Hungarian, 10.4% Romanians and 6.3% Roma.[1]

References

  1. ^ Template:Ro icon Populaţia stabilă după etnie - judeţe, municipii, oraşe, comune, National Institute of Statistics; accessed August 26, 2015

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