Miercurea Nirajului (Hungarian: Nyárádszereda [ˈɲaːraːt.sɛrɛdɒ]) is a town in Mureș County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania.

Miercurea Nirajului Nyárádszereda
Town
The statue of István Bocskay
Coat of arms
Location in Mureș County
Miercurea Nirajului Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°31′48″N 24°48′0″E
Country	Romania
County	Mureș
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Sándor Toth[1] (UDMR)
Area	55.88 km2 (21.58 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]	5,554
• Density	99/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.	MS
Website	www.miercureanirajului.ro

The following seven villages are administered by the town:

• Beu / Székelybő
• Dumitreștii / Demeterfalva
• Laureni / Kisszentlőrinc
• Moșuni / Székelymoson
• Șardu Nirajului / Székelysárd
• Tâmpa / Székelytompa
• Veța / Vece

The town is the site of the Miercurea Nirajului gas field.

History

The town is part of the Székely Land region of the historical Transylvania province. Its first written mention is from 1493 as Oppidum Zereda. István Bocskay was elected here as prince of Transylvania in 1604.

Until 1918, the town 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, it became part of Romania.

Demographics

The commune has a Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2011 census, it has a population of 5,554 of which 83.3% are Hungarian, 10.4% Romanians, and 6.3% Roma.[3]

Natives

• Zoltan Lunka

References

External links

Media related to Miercurea Nirajului at Wikimedia Commons

На других языках

[ru] Меркуря-Ниражулуй