Country Romania Status Commune Local time Friday 8:41 AM | County Mureş County Time zone EET (UTC+2) Population 5,577 (2011) | |
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Weather 2°C, Wind SW at 5 km/h, 73% Humidity | ||
Gornești (formerly Ghernesig; Hungarian: Gernyeszeg, : [ˈɡɛrɲɛsɛɡ]) is a commune in Mureș County, Romania composed of nine villages:
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Map of Gorne%C8%99ti 547280, Romania
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.
Demographics
The commune has an absolute Hungarian majority. According to the 2011 census, it has a population of 5577, of which 71.9% are Hungarian; 18.5% are Romanian and 9.5% Roma.
References
Gornești Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA