Deda

Deda
—  Commune  —
Deda
Coordinates: 46°56′N 24°54′E / 46.933°N 24.9°E / 46.933; 24.9
Country	Romania
County	Mureş County
Population (2002)[1]	4,332
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Deda (Hungarian: Déda, Hungarian pronunciation: [deːdɒ]) is a commune in Mureş County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Bistra Mureşului (Dédabisztra), Deda, Filea (Füleháza) and Pietriş (Maroskövesd).

Location

The commune is situated at the feet of the Călimani Mountains, at the point where the Mureş exits a gorge beginning at Topliţa. The Casele Creek flows in the town into the Mureş. Deda is an important railway junction, linking the Târgu Mureş line with the line connecting Braşov and Dej.

History

The village of Deda was first documented in 1393, under its current name.

Population

In 2002 the commune numbered 4,332 inhabitants, including 4,001 ethnic Romanians, 68 ethnic Hungarians, 261 Roma and two people of other nationalities.

Important people

• Vasile Netea, writer and historian.

See also

• List of Hungarian exonyms (Mureş County)

References

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

Coordinates: 46°56′N 24°54′E / 46.933°N 24.9°E / 46.933; 24.9