Deda, Mureș

Deda
Commune
Deda
Coordinates: 46°56′N 24°54′E / 46.933°N 24.900°E / 46.933; 24.900
Country	Romania
County	Mureș County
Population (2002)^[1]	4,332
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Deda (Hungarian: Déda, Hungarian pronunciation: [deːdɒ]) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Bistra Mureşului (Dédabisztra), Deda, Filea (Füleháza) and Pietriş (Maroskövesd).

Location

The commune is situated at the feet of the Călimani Mountains, at the point where the Mureş River exits a gorge beginning at Topliţa. The Casele Creek flows in the town into the Mureş. Deda is an important railway junction, linking the Târgu Mureş line with the line connecting Braşov and Dej.

History

The village of Deda was first documented in 1393, under its current name.

Population

In 2002 the commune numbered 4,332 inhabitants, including 4,001 ethnic Romanians, 68 ethnic Hungarians, 261 Roma and two people of other nationalities.

Natives

Vasile Netea, writer and historian

References

↑ Romanian census data, 2002 Retrieved on April 17, 2016.

Mureș County, Romania

Cities	Târgu Mureș (county seat) Sighișoara Reghin Târnăveni

Towns	Iernut Luduș Miercurea Nirajului Sângeorgiu de Pădure Sărmașu Sovata Ungheni

Communes	Acățari Adămuș Albești Aluniș Apold Ațintiș Bahnea Band Batoș Băgaciu Băla Bălăușeri 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 Papiu Ilarian Pănet Păsăreni Petelea Pogăceaua Râciu Răstolița Rușii-Munți Sâncraiu de Mureș Sângeorgiu de Mureș Sânger Sânpaul Sânpetru de Câmpie Sântana de Mureș Sărăteni Saschiz Solovăstru Stânceni Suplac Suseni Șăulia Șincai Tăureni Valea Largă Vânători Vărgata Vătava Vețca Viișoara Voivodeni Zagăr Zau de Câmpie

Coordinates: 46°56′N 24°54′E / 46.933°N 24.900°E / 46.933; 24.900

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