Mica, Mureş

Mica Mikefalva
—  Commune  —
Mica Mikefalva
Coordinates: 46°21′N 24°23′E / 46.35°N 24.383°E / 46.35; 24.383
Country	Romania
County	Mureş County
Population (2002)[1]	4,701
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
– Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Mica (Hungarian: Mikfefalva, Hungarian pronunciation: [’mikɛfɒlvɒ]; German: Nickelsdorf) is a commune in Mureş County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Abuş (Abosfalva; Abtsdorf), Căpâlna de Sus, Ceuaş, Deaj, Hărănglab, Mica and Şomoştelnic.

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.

Villages

Abuş

Abuş is situated 9 kilometers away from Târnăveni, on the county road DJ 142, and on the railway from Blaj-Târnăveni-Praid. It was first attested in a document in 1361 with the name Obusfaolua (Abosfalva). In 1910 it had 460 people, and according to the 1992 census it had 358 inhabitants.

See also

• List of Hungarian exonyms (Mureş County)

Coordinates: 46°21′N 24°23′E / 46.35°N 24.383°E / 46.35; 24.383

References

1. ^ Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 1, 2010