Miercurea Nirajului

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Town in Mureș, Romania

Miercurea Nirajului

Nyárádszereda

Town

The statue of István Bocskay

Coat of arms

Location in Mureș County

Miercurea Nirajului

Location in Romania

Coordinates: 46°31′48″N 24°48′0″E﻿ / ﻿46.53000°N 24.80000°E﻿ / 46.53000; 24.80000
Country| Romania
County| Mureș
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
• Density| 97/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone| EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code|

547410

Area code| (+40) 02 65
Vehicle reg.| MS
Website| 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), Lăureni (Kisszentlőrinc), Moșuni (Székelymoson), Șardu Nirajului (Székelysárd), Tâmpa (Székelytompa), and Veța (Vece).

## Geography

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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

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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

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Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±%

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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

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* Zoltan Lunka (born 1970), boxer

## Economy

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

## Twin towns

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Miercurea Nirajului is twinned with:

* Csorna, Hungary

## References

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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

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Media related to Miercurea Nirajului at Wikimedia Commons

* Roman Catholic church in Beu

* Lăureni

* Orthodox church in Șardu Nirajului

* Church in Veța

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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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