Glodeni, Mureş

Glodeni Marossárpatak
—  Commune  —
The injured hussard
Location of Glodeni, Mureş
Glodeni Marossárpatak Location of Glodeni, Mureş
Coordinates: 46°39′0″N 24°36′0″E / 46.65°N 24.6°E / 46.65; 24.6Coordinates: 46°39′0″N 24°36′0″E / 46.65°N 24.6°E / 46.65; 24.6
Country	Romania
County	Mureş County
Status	Commune
Government
– Mayor	György Ercsei (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania)
Population (2002)
– Total	3,822
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
– Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Glodeni (Hungarian: Marossárpatak, Hungarian pronunciation: [’mɒroʃʃaːrpɒtɒk]) is a commune in Mureş County, Romania that is composed of five villages:

• Glodeni
• Merişor / Pusztaalmás
• Moişa / Mezőmajos
• Păcureni / Pókakeresztúr
• Păingeni / Póka

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.

Demographics

The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2002 Census it has a population of 3,822 of which 75.67% or 2,892 are Hungarian.

See also

• List of Hungarian exonyms (Mureş County)

"Statue Park"

War Victims Memorial