Bălăușeri

Bălăușeri
Balavásár
Commune
Lutheran church in Filitelnic
Location in Mureș County
Bălăușeri
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°24′0″N 24°41′0″E / 46.40000°N 24.68333°E / 46.40000; 24.68333
CountryRomania
CountyMureș
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024)András-Adorján Varga[2] (UDMR)
Area
39.37 km2 (15.20 sq mi)
Elevation
322 m (1,056 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
4,852
 • Density123.2/km2 (319.2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal code
547100
Area code+(40) 265
Vehicle reg.MS
Websitebalauseri.ro

Bălăușeri (Hungarian: Balavásár; Hungarian pronunciation: [bɒlɒvaːʃaːr]; German: Bladenmarkt) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Agrișteu (Egrestő; Agreschteln), Bălăușeri, Chendu (Nagykend; Großkend), Dumitreni (Szentdemeter; Mettersdorf), Filitelnic (Fületelke; Felldorf), and Senereuș (Szénaverős; Zendersch).

History

The villages were in the northern reaches of Küküllő County in Transylvania, just over the border from the Székely Land; in the 1876 administrative reform, the county was split and thereafter the villages belonged to Kis-Küküllő County in the Kingdom of Hungary. After the Hungarian–Romanian War of 1918–19 and the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, it became part of the Kingdom of Romania, along with the rest of Transylvania.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the commune had a population of 4,698, of which 3,195 (68.01%) were Hungarians, 905 (17.58%) Romanians, 662 (14.09%) Roma, and 10 Germans; Bălăușeri village had a population of 1,228 people. At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 4,852; of those, 61.21% were Hungarians, 21.7% Romanians, and 13.27% Roma.[3]

Economy

The Filitelnic gas field (one of the top two gas fields in Romania in terms of production) is located on the territory of the commune.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics. 1 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Top 10 câmpuri petrolifere și gazeifere cu cea mai mare producție din România". www.economica.net (in Romanian). March 15, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  5. ^ Dogar, Andreea (November 7, 2023). "Cele mai mari zăcăminte de gaze naturale din România după producția din 2022" [The largest natural gas fields in Romania after 2022 production]. Great News (in Romanian). Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  • Orthodox church in Agrișteu
  • Somsics Castle in Chendu
  • Catholic church in Dumitreni
  • Lutheran church in Senereuș
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