Mădăraș (Hungarian: Mezőmadaras or colloquially Madaras, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈmɛzøːmɒdɒrɒʃ]) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania. It became an independent commune when it split from Band in 2004. The commune is composed of two villages, Fânațele Mădărașului (Szénáságy) and Mădăraș. Fânațele Mădărașului village was transferred to Mădăraș from Band Commune in 2011.

Mădăraș Mezőmadaras
Commune
Location in Mureș County
Mădăraș Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°36′N 24°26′E
Country	Romania
County	Mureș
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Ileana Kovács[1] (UDMR)
Population  (2011)[2]	1,299
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.	MS

Mădăraș has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. For demographics see Band.

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.

See also

• List of Hungarian exonyms (Mureș County)

References