Brâncovenești, Mureș
Brâncovenești
Marosvécs | |
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Wooden church in Săcalu de Pădure | |
Location in Mureș County | |
Brâncovenești Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 46°52′N 24°46′E / 46.867°N 24.767°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Mureș |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2028) | Ferenc Ördög (UDMR) |
Area | 87.62 km2 (33.83 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 394 m (1,293 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 3,559 |
| • Density | 40.62/km2 (105.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 547130 |
| Area code | (+40) 0265 |
| Vehicle reg. | MS |
| Website | primariabrincovenesti |
Brâncovenești (formerly Ieciu and Delavrancea; Hungarian: Marosvécs, Hungarian pronunciation: [mɒroʃveːtʃ] or Vécs; German: Wetsch) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Brâncovenești, Idicel (Idecspatak), Idicel-Pădure (Erdőidecs), Săcalu de Pădure (Erdőszakál), and Vălenii de Mureș (Disznajó).
Brâncovenești is the site of the Kemény Castle, which was the only castle in Transylvania to survive the Mongol Invasion of Hungary in 1241–42. At the time, it was referred to as Vécs, and it guarded the salt mines of Gömör.
The route of the Via Transilvanica long-distance trail passes through the villages of Săcalu de Pădure and Brâncovenești.[2]
At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 3,559; of those, 44.93% were Hungarians, 40.66% Romanians, and 6.27% Roma.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics. 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Highlands | Via Transilvanica". www.viatransilvanica.com. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
- ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
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Brâncovenești train station
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Reformed church in Brâncovenești
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Idicel
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Archangels' church in Idicel-Pădure