Mureş County
Mureş (,
Hungarian:
Maros) is a county (
judeţ) of
Romania, in the
historical region of
Transylvania, with the capital city at
Târgu-Mureş.
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Harghita County in the East.
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Alba County and
Cluj County in the West.
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Bistriţa-Năsăud County and
Suceava County in the North.
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Sibiu County and
Braşov County in the South.
In
2002, Mureş had a population of 580,851 and the
population density was 86.5/km².
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Romanians - 53.26% (or 309,375)
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Hungarians - 39.3% (or 228,275);
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Romas - 6.95% (or 40,425)
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Germans - 0.35% (or 2,045), and other.
official statisticsedrcHungarians refer to Mures county with the name
Maros.
In terms of religion
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Romanian Orthodox - 53.3%
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Reformed Church - 27%
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Roman Catholic Church - 9.5%
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Atheist,
Non-religious or did not declare a religion - 0.5% (or 2,770)
This county has a total area of 6,714 km².
The northeastern side of the county consists of the "Calimani - Gurghiu Mountains" and the sub-Carpathian hills, members of the
Inner Eastern Carpathians. The rest of the county is part of the
Transylvanian Plateau, with deep but wide valleys.
The main river crossing the county is the
Mureş River. The
Târnava Mare and the Târnava Mică, tributaries of the
Mureş River, also cross the county.
The predominant industries in the county are:
* Wood industry.
* Food industry.
* Textile industry.
* Glass and ceramics industry.
* Construction materials.
* Musical instruments (
Reghin).
Mureş County and
Sibiu County together produce about 50% of the
natural gas developed in Romania.
Salt is also extracted in the county.
The main tourist attractions in the county are:
* The medieval city of
Sighişoara.
* The old city of
Târgu Mureş.
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Sovata Resort.
* Calimani - Gurghiu Mountains.
* The city of
ReghinThe county has 5 municipalities, 7 towns and 91 communes.
Municipalities
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Târgu Mureş*
Sighişoara*
Reghin*
TârnăveniTowns
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Iernut*
Luduş*
Sovata*
Miercurea Nirajului*
Sărmaşu*
Sângeorgiu de Pădure*
UngheniCommunes
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Mureş Info*
Mureş online
