Miercurea Nirajului
Nyárádszereda
Town
The statue of István Bocskay
The statue of István Bocskay
Coat of arms of Miercurea Nirajului
Coat of arms
Location in Mureș County
Location in Mureș County
Miercurea Nirajului is located in Romania
Miercurea Nirajului
Miercurea Nirajului
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°31′48″N 24°48′0″E / 46.53000°N 24.80000°E / 46.53000; 24.80000
CountryRomania
CountyMureș
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Sándor Toth[1] (UDMR)
Area
55.88 km2 (21.58 sq mi)
Elevation
350 m (1,150 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
5,414
 • Density97/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
547410
Area code(+40) 02 65
Vehicle reg.MS
Websitewww.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), Lăureni (Kisszentlőrinc), Moșuni (Székelymoson), Șardu Nirajului (Székelysárd), Tâmpa (Székelytompa), and Veța (Vece).

Geography

The town is situated on the Transylvanian Plateau, on the banks of the river Niraj and its tributaries, the rivers Nirajul Mic and Valea spre Șardu. Miercurea Nirajului is located in the east-central part of Mureș County, 24 km (15 mi) due east of the county seat, Târgu Mureș.

History

The wooden church

The town is 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 as prince of Transylvania in 1604.

Until 1918, the town 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

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2002 5,824—    
2011 5,554−4.6%
2021 5,414−2.5%
Source: Census data

The commune has a Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2011 census, it had a population of 5,554 of which 83.3% were Hungarians, 10.4% Romanians, and 6.3% Roma.[3] At the 2021 census, Miercurea Nirajului had a population of 5,554, of which 77.9% are Hungarian, 8.3% Romanians, and 6.46% Roma.[4]

Natives

Economy

The town is the site of the Miercurea Nirajului gas field.

Twin towns

Miercurea Nirajului is twinned with:

References

  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. ^ (in Romanian) Populația stabilă după etnie – județe, municipii, orașe, comune, National Institute of Statistics; accessed August 26, 2015
  4. ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.

External links

Media related to Miercurea Nirajului at Wikimedia Commons

  • Roman Catholic church in Beu
    Roman Catholic church in Beu
  • Lăureni
    Lăureni
  • Orthodox church in Șardu Nirajului
    Orthodox church in Șardu Nirajului
  • Church in Veța
    Church in Veța
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