Gorneşti

Gorneşti Gernyeszeg
—  Commune  —
Location of Gorneşti
Gorneşti Gernyeszeg Location of Gorneşti
Coordinates: 46°40′0″N 24°39′0″E / 46.666667°N 24.65°E / 46.666667; 24.65Coordinates: 46°40′0″N 24°39′0″E / 46.666667°N 24.65°E / 46.666667; 24.65
Country	Romania
County	Mureş County
Status	Commune
Government
- Mayor	Kolcsar Gyula (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania)
Population (2002)
- Total	5,885
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Gorneşti (formerly Ghernesig; Hungarian: Gernyeszeg, Hungarian pronunciation: [’ɡɛrɲɛsɛɡ]) is a commune in Mureş County, Romania composed of nine villages:

• Gorneşti
• Iara de Mureş / Marosjára
• Ilioara / Kisillye
• Mura Mare / Nagyszederjes
• Mura Mică / Kisszederjes
• Pădureni / Erdőcsinád
• Periş / Körtvélyfája
• Petrilaca de Mureş / Magyarpéterlaka
• Teleac / Marostelek

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 5,885 of which 75.4% or 4,437 are Hungarian.

See also

• List of Hungarian exonyms (Mureş County)

References