- Luduş
Infobox Settlement
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = ROU
image_shield=
timezone=EET
utc_offset=+2
timezone_DST=EEST
utc_offset_DST=+3
map_caption = Location of Luduş
official_name=Luduş
subdivision_type1=County
subdivision_name1=Mureş County
subdivision_type2=Status
subdivision_name2=Autolink|Town
settlement_type=Town
leader_title=Mayor
leader_name=Florin Urcan
leader_party=PDL
population_as_of=2004
population_total=18647
area_total_km2=67
latd=46
latm=28
lats=40
latNS=N
longd=24
longm=5
longs=46
longEW=E|
website=http://www.ludus.ro/Luduş (German: "Ludasch", Hungarian: "Marosludas") is a town in central
Romania in theMureş County .The town's Hungarian name means "gooses at Maros". The German and Romanian names derive from that.History
* 1377 - First mention in a document (the Luduş estate is transactioned between two Hungarians nobles).
* 1930 - 5,085 inhabitants.
* 1960 - Luduş became a town.
* 1966 - 11,794 inhabitants.
* 2002 - 18,667 inhabitants.Ethnic groups
Ethnic composition of the town (2002 census): [ [http://www.edrc.ro/recensamant.jsp?regiune_id=2568&judet_id=2798&localitate_id=2804 2002 census data] ]
*Romanians (69.66%)
*Hungarians (25.22%)
*Roma (4.89%)Notes
ee also
*
Mureş County External links
* [http://www.ludusonline.net/ Luduş online]
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