Mădăraș, Mureș
For other places with the same name, see Mădăraş.
| Mădăraş Mezőmadaras | |
|---|---|
| Commune | |
  Mădăraş Location of Mădăraş, Mureş | |
| Coordinates: 46°36′0″N 24°26′0″E / 46.60000°N 24.43333°ECoordinates: 46°36′0″N 24°26′0″E / 46.60000°N 24.43333°E | |
| Country |
 Romania |
| County | Mureş County |
| Status | Commune |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gyula Árpád Dávid (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | See Band |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Mădăraş (Hungarian: Mezőmadaras or colloquially Madaras, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈmɛzøːmɒdɒrɒʃ]) is a commune in Mureş County, Romania. It became an independent commune when it split from Band in 2004. The commune is composed of two villages, Fânațele Mădărașului (Szénáságy) and Mădăraş. Fânațele Mădărașului village was transferred to Mădăraș from Band Commune in 2011.
Mădăraș has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. For demographics see Band.
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.
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