Fântânele, Mureș

Commune in Mureș, Romania

Fântânele

Gyulakuta

Commune

View of Viforoasa

Location in Mureș County

Fântânele

Location in Romania

Coordinates: 46°25′N 24°45′E﻿ / ﻿46.417°N 24.750°E﻿ / 46.417; 24.750
Country| Romania
County| Mureș
Government

• Mayor (2020-2024) | József Varga[1] (UDMR)

Area

| 64.14 km2 (24.76 sq mi)
Elevation

| 336 m (1,102 ft)
Population

(2021-12-01)[2]

| 4,854
• Density| 76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone| EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code|

547235

Area code| +40 x59
Vehicle reg.| MS
Website| www.fantanele-ms.ro

Fântânele (Hungarian: Gyulakuta; Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈɟulɒkutɒ]) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania composed of six villages: Bordoșiu (Bordos), Călimănești (Kelementelke), Cibu (Csöb), Fântânele, Roua (Rava), and Viforoasa (Havadtő).

## Geography

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The commune is located in the southern part of the county, 28.3 km (17.6 mi) from the county seat, Târgu Mureș, on the border with Harghita County. It lies on the banks of the Târnava Mică River and its tributaries, the Balta and Vețca rivers.

Fântânele ss crossed by national road DN13A [ro], which connects Bălăușeri, 6 km (3.7 mi) to the west, to Sângeorgiu de Pădure, 6 km to the east, and on to Odorheiu Secuiesc and Miercurea Ciuc in Harghita County.

## Demographics

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The commune has a Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2011 census, it had a population of 4,595, of which 93.84% or 4,312 were Hungarians. At the 2021 census, Fântânele had a population of 4,854, of which 94% were Hungarians, 2.35% Roma, and 1.57% Romanians.

Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±%

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1850| 3,690| —
1880| 3,838| +4.0%
1900| 4,140| +7.9%
1910| 4,324| +4.4%
1930| 4,496| +4.0%
1956| 6,612| +47.1%
1977| 6,009| −9.1%
1992| 5,329| −11.3%
2002| 5,067| −4.9%
2007| 5,011[3]| −1.1%
2011| 4,595[4]| −8.3%
2021| 4,854[5]| +5.6%
Source: Census data

## Natives

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* Szilárd Mitra (born 1987), footballer

## See also

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* Roua gas field
* List of Hungarian exonyms (Mureș County)

## References

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1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 10 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. ^ "The population of the village in 2007 on the website of Romanian national Statistical Institute". Archived from the original on 7 August 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
4. ^ "Population of Mureș in 2011" (PDF). 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
5. ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.

* Reformed church in Fântânele

* Abandoned power plant in Fântânele

* Unitarian church in Bordoșiu

* Catholic church in Călimănești

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Mureș County, Romania

Cities|

* Târgu Mureș (county seat)
* Reghin
* Sighișoara
* Târnăveni

Towns|

* Iernut
* Luduș
* Miercurea Nirajului
* Sângeorgiu de Pădure
* Sărmașu
* Sovata
* Ungheni

Communes|

* Acățari
* Adămuș
* Albești
* Aluniș
* Apold
* Ațintiș
* Băgaciu
* Bahnea
* Băla
* Bălăușeri
* Band
* Batoș
* Beica de Jos
* Bereni
* Bichiș
* Bogata
* Brâncovenești
* Breaza
* Ceuașu de Câmpie
* Chețani
* Chibed
* Chiheru de Jos
* Coroisânmărtin
* Corunca
* Cozma
* Crăciunești
* Crăiești
* Cristești
* Cucerdea
* Cuci
* Daneș
* Deda
* Eremitu
* Ernei
* Fântânele
* Fărăgău
* Gălești
* Gănești
* Gheorghe Doja
* Ghindari
* Glodeni
* Gornești
* Grebenișu de Câmpie
* Gurghiu
* Hodac
* Hodoșa
* Ibănești
* Iclănzel
* Ideciu de Jos
* Livezeni
* Lunca
* Lunca Bradului
* Mădăraș
* Măgherani
* Mica
* Miheșu de Câmpie
* Nadeș
* Neaua
* Ogra
* Pănet
* Papiu Ilarian
* Păsăreni
* Petelea
* Pogăceaua
* Râciu
* Răstolița
* Rușii-Munți
* Sâncraiu de Mureș
* Sângeorgiu de Mureș
* Sânger
* Sânpaul
* Sânpetru de Câmpie
* Sântana de Mureș
* Sărăteni
* Saschiz
* Șăulia
* Șincai
* Solovăstru
* Stânceni
* Suplac
* Suseni
* Tăureni
* Valea Largă
* Vânători
* Vărgata
* Vătava
* Vețca
* Viișoara
* Voivodeni
* Zagăr
* Zau de Câmpie

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