Bălăușeri
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Bălăușeri
Balavásár | |
|---|---|
 Location in Mureș County | |
  Bălăușeri Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 46°24′0″N 24°41′0″E / 46.40000°N 24.68333°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Mureș |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | András-Adorján Varga[1] (UDMR) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 4,852 |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Vehicle reg. | MS |
Bălăușeri (Hungarian: Balavásár; Hungarian pronunciation: [bɒlɒvaːʃaːr]; German: Bladenmarkt) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Agrișteu, Bălăușeri, Chendu, Dumitreni, Filitelnic, and Senereuș.
| In Romanian | In Hungarian | In German |
|---|---|---|
| Agrișteu | Egrestő | Agreschteln |
| Bălăușeri | Balavásár | Bladenmarkt |
| Chendu | Nagykend | Großkend |
| Dumitreni | Szentdemeter | Mettersdorf |
| Filitelnic | Fületelke | Felldorf |
| Senereuș | Szénaverős | Zendersch |
History[edit]
Bălăușeri is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Agrișteu, Bălăușeri, Chendu, Dumitreni, Filitelnic and Senereuș. The village[which?] was in the northern reaches of Küküllő County in Transylvania, just over the border from the Székely Land; in the 1876 administrative reform, the county was split and thereafter the village belonged to Kis-Küküllő County in the Kingdom of Hungary. After the 1920 Treaty of Trianon, it became part of Romania along with the rest of Transylvania.
Demographics[edit]
According to the 2011 census, the commune had a population of 4,698, of which 3,195 (68.01%) were Hungarians, 905 (17.58%) Romanians, 662 (14.09%) Roma and 10 Germans. Bălăușeri village has a population of 1228 people.
Economy[edit]
The Filitelnic gas field (one of the top two gas fields in Romania in terms of production) is located on the territory of the commune.[3][4]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ "Top 10 câmpuri petrolifere și gazeifere cu cea mai mare producție din România". www.economica.net (in Romanian). March 15, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
- ^ Dogar, Andreea (November 7, 2023). "Cele mai mari zăcăminte de gaze naturale din România după producția din 2022" [The largest natural gas fields in Romania after 2022 production]. Great News (in Romanian). Retrieved January 24, 2024.
