Gheorghe Doja (Hungarian: Lukafalva, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈlukɒfɒlvɒ]) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania composed of five villages:

• Gheorghe Doja / Lukafalva
• Ilieni / Lukailencfalva
• Leordeni / Lőrincfalva
• Satu Nou / Teremiújfalu
• Tirimia / Nagyteremi

Gheorghe Doja Lukafalva
Commune
Reformed church in Gheorghe Doja
Location in Mureș County
Gheorghe Doja Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°28′N 24°30′E
Country	Romania
County	Mureș
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Tibor Iszlai[1] (UDMR)
Area	37.45 km2 (14.46 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]	2,982
• Density	80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.	MS

History

The locality was mentioned for the first time in 1409 as Lucafalva. During its history, there were several military raids carried out against the village which also sustained a lot from flooding. After the break-up of Austria-Hungary at the end of World War I and the Hungarian–Romanian War of 1918–19, the village became part of the Kingdom of Romania, under the name Luca. As a result of the Second Vienna Award it became a part of the Kingdom of Hungary between 1940 and 1945. Since then Gheorghe Doja has been part of Romania. In 1952, it was named after György Dózsa, who led a peasants' revolt against landed nobility at the beginning of the 16th century.

Demographics

The commune has an absolute Hungarian majority. In 1910, it had a population of 713 Hungarians. According to the 2011 census, Gheorghe Doja has a population of 2,982, of which 72.74% are Hungarians, 20.69% are Romanians, and 5% are Roma.

See also

• List of Hungarian exonyms (Mureș County)

References