Country Romania Status Commune Postal Code 547265 Local time Monday 3:04 PM | County Mureș County Time zone EET (UTC+2) Area code(s) +40 265 Population 3,250 (2011) | |
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Weather 10°C, Wind NW at 8 km/h, 55% Humidity | ||
Ghindari (Hungarian: Makfalva, : [ˈmɒkfɒlvɒ]; German: Eicheldorf) is a commune in Mureș County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania.
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Map of Ghindari 547265, Romania
Component villages
The commune is composed of five villages:
Trei Sate village, in its turn, is composed of three hamlets: Cioc (Csókfalva), Hotești (Atosfalva) and Ștefănești (Székelyszentistván).
History
Until 1918, the villages belonged to the Maros-Torda County of the Kingdom of Hungary. After the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, the area became part of Romania. In 2004, Chibed broke away to form an independent commune.
Demographics
The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 3250, of which 91.9% are Hungarian, 7.4% Roma and 0.7% Romanian.
References
Ghindari Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA