Miercurea Nirajului Explained

Type:town
County:Mureș
Official Name:Miercurea Nirajului
Other Name:Nyárádszereda
Leader Name:Sándor Toth[1]
Leader Party:UDMR
Term:2020 - 2024
Coordinates:46.53°N 24.8°W
Elevation:350
Area Total:55.88
Population Total:auto
Postal Code:547410
Area Code:(+40) 02 65

Miercurea Nirajului (Hungarian: Nyárádszereda in Hungarian pronounced as /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, due east of the county seat, Târgu Mureș.

History

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

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.[2] 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.[3]

Natives

Economy

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

Twin towns

Miercurea Nirajului is twinned with:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results of the 2020 local elections . Central Electoral Bureau . 11 June 2021 . dmy-all.
  2. Populația stabilă după etnie – județe, municipii, orașe, comune, National Institute of Statistics; accessed August 26, 2015
  3. Web site: Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021. INSSE. ro. 31 May 2023.