Vețca (Hungarian: Székelyvécke or colloquially Vécke, Hungarian pronunciation:[ˈseːkɛjveːtskɛ]) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania that is composed of three villages:

• Jacodu / Magyarzsákod
• Sălașuri / Székelyszállás
• Vețca

Vețca Székelyvécke
Commune
Roman Catholic church in Vețca
Location in Mureș County
Vețca Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°21′N 24°47′E
Country	Romania
County	Mureș
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Pál Fekete[1] (UDMR)
Area	37.49 km2 (14.47 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]	892
• Density	24/km2 (62/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	547640
Vehicle reg.	MS

History

Vețca is 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 Hungarian–Romanian War of 1918–19 and 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 had a population of 892; out of those, 84.9% were Hungarian, 11.0% were Roma, and 1.3% were Romanian.[3]

See also

• List of Hungarian exonyms (Mureș County)

References