Miercurea Nirajului
Encyclopedia
Miercurea Nirajului is a town in Mureş County
, Romania
. The town lies in the Szeklerland province of the historic region of Transylvania
.
The following seven villages are administered by the town:
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
.
Hungarian majority. According to the 2002 Census
it has a population of 5,824 of which 83.98% or 4,891 are Hungarian.
Mures County
Mureș is a county of Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania, with the administrative centre in Târgu Mureș.-Geography:The county has a total area of 6,714 km²....
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
. The town lies in the Szeklerland province of the historic region of Transylvania
Transylvania
Transylvania is a historical region in the central part of Romania. Bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountain range, historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni Mountains; however, the term sometimes encompasses not only Transylvania proper, but also the historical...
.
The following seven villages are administered by the town:
- Beu / Székelybő
- Dumitreştii / Demeterfalva
- Laureni / Kisszentlőrinc
- Moşuni / Székelymoson
- Şardu Nirajului / Székelysárd
- Tâmpa / Székelytompa
- Veţa / Vece
History
It formed part of the Székely LandSzékely Land
The Székely Land or Szekler Land refers to the territories inhabited mainly by the Székely, a Hungarian-speaking ethnic group from eastern Transylvania...
region of the historical Transylvania
Transylvania
Transylvania is a historical region in the central part of Romania. Bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountain range, historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni Mountains; however, the term sometimes encompasses not only Transylvania proper, but also the historical...
province.
Its first written mention is from 1493 as Oppidum Zereda. István Bocskay was elected here for prince of Transylvania
Transylvania
Transylvania is a historical region in the central part of Romania. Bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountain range, historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni Mountains; however, the term sometimes encompasses not only Transylvania proper, but also the historical...
in 1604.
Until 1918, the town belonged to the Maros-Torda County of the Kingdom of Hungary
Kingdom of Hungary
The Kingdom of Hungary comprised present-day Hungary, Slovakia and Croatia , Transylvania , Carpatho Ruthenia , Vojvodina , Burgenland , and other smaller territories surrounding present-day Hungary's borders...
. After the Treaty of Trianon
Treaty of Trianon
The Treaty of Trianon was the peace agreement signed in 1920, at the end of World War I, between the Allies of World War I and Hungary . The treaty greatly redefined and reduced Hungary's borders. From its borders before World War I, it lost 72% of its territory, which was reduced from to...
of 1920, it became part of Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
.
Demographics
The commune has a SzékelySzékely
The Székelys or Székely , sometimes also referred to as Szeklers , are a subgroup of the Hungarian people living mostly in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania, Romania...
Hungarian majority. According to the 2002 Census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
it has a population of 5,824 of which 83.98% or 4,891 are Hungarian.