Ghindari (Hungarian: Makfalva, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈmɒkfɒlvɒ]; German: Eicheldorf) is a commune in Mureș County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania.

Ghindari Makfalva
Commune
Location in Mureș County
Ghindari Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°30′N 24°55′E
Country	Romania
County	Mureș
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Imre Vass[1] (AMT)
Population  (2011)[2]	3,250
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	547265
Area code	+40 265
Vehicle reg.	MS
Website	www.makfalva.eu

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 Hungarian–Romanian War of 1918–19 and the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, the area became part of the Romania. In 2004, Chibed broke away to form an independent commune.

Demographics

The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2011 census, it has a population of 3,250, of which 88.43% are Hungarian and 7.08% Roma.

See also

• List of Hungarian exonyms (Mureș County)

Gallery

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  Abud
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  Abud
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  Statue of Miklós Wesselényi
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  View of Ghindari village
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  Trei Sate

References

External links

• (in Hungarian) www.makfalva.eu (official website)