Brâncovenești, Mureș

Brâncovenești Marosvécs
—  Commune  —
Brâncovenești Marosvécs
Coordinates: 46°52′N 24°46′E / 46.867°N 24.767°E / 46.867; 24.767
Country	Romania
County	Mureș County
Population (2002)[1]	4,518
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
– Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Brâncovenești (formerly Ieciu and Delavrancea; Hungarian: Marosvécs, Hungarian pronunciation: [mɒroʃveːtʃ] or Vécs; German: Wetsch) is a commune in Mureș County, Romania.

The commune is composed of five villages: Brâncovenești, Idicel, Idicel-Pădure, Săcalu de Pădure and Vălenii de Mureș.

Within its area is the castle Marosvécs, which is the only castle to survive the Mongol Invasion of Hungary in 1241-42. At the time, it was referred to as Vécs. It guarded the salt mines of Gömör.

See also

• List of Hungarian exonyms (Mureş County)

Coordinates: 46°52′N 24°46′E / 46.867°N 24.767°E / 46.867; 24.767

References

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