Gornești
| Gorneşti Gernyeszeg | |
|---|---|
| Commune | |
 Location of Gorneşti | |
  Gorneşti Location of Gorneşti | |
| Coordinates: 46°40′0″N 24°39′0″E / 46.66667°N 24.65000°ECoordinates: 46°40′0″N 24°39′0″E / 46.66667°N 24.65000°E | |
| Country |
 Romania |
| County | Mureş County |
| Status | Commune |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kolcsar Gyula (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 5,577 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Gorneşti (formerly Ghernesig; Hungarian: Gernyeszeg, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈɡɛrɲɛsɛɡ]) is a commune in Mureş County, Romania composed of nine villages:
- Gorneşti
- Iara de Mureş / Marosjára
- Ilioara / Kisillye
- Mura Mare / Nagyszederjes
- Mura Mică / Kisszederjes
- Pădureni / Erdőcsinád
- Periş / Körtvélyfája
- Petrilaca de Mureş / Magyarpéterlaka
- Teleac / Marostelek
History
It formed part of the Székely Land region of the historical Transylvania province. Until 1918, the village 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 an absolute Hungarian majority. According to the 2011 census, it has a population of 5577, of which 71.9% are Hungarian; 18.5% are Romanian and 9.5% Roma.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ (Romanian) Populaţia stabilă după etnie - judeţe, municipii, oraşe, comune, National Institute of Statistics; accessed August 26, 2015
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