Miercurea Nirajului

Miercurea Nirajului Nyárádszereda
—  Town  —
The statue of István Bocskay
Coat of arms
Miercurea Nirajului Nyárádszereda
Coordinates: 46°31′48″N 24°48′0″E / 46.53°N 24.8°E / 46.53; 24.8Coordinates: 46°31′48″N 24°48′0″E / 46.53°N 24.8°E / 46.53; 24.8
Country	Romania
County	Mureş County
Status	Town
Government
– Mayor	László Dászkel (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania)
Area
– Total	55.88 km2 (21.6 sq mi)
Population (2002)
– Total	5,824
Ethnicity
– Hungarians	83.96%
– Romanians	10.69%
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
– Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Website	http://www.miercureanirajului.ro

Miercurea Nirajului (Hungarian: Nyárádszereda, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈɲaːraːdsɛrɛdɒ]) 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:

• Beu / Székelybő
• Dumitreştii / Demeterfalva
• Laureni / Kisszentlőrinc
• Moşuni / Székelymoson
• Şardu Nirajului / Székelysárd
• Tâmpa / Székelytompa
• Veţa / Vece

History

It formed 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 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.

Demographics

The commune has a Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2002 Census it has a population of 5,824 of which 83.98% or 4,891 are Hungarian.^[1]

See also

• List of Hungarian exonyms (Mureş County)

External links

• Official website: www.nyaradszereda.ro (in Hungarian)

References

1. ^ Census data 2002