Măgherani

Măgherani Nyárádmagyarós
—  Commune  —
Location of Măgherani
Măgherani Nyárádmagyarós Location of Măgherani
Coordinates: 46°34′0″N 24°54′0″E / 46.566667°N 24.9°E / 46.566667; 24.9Coordinates: 46°34′0″N 24°54′0″E / 46.566667°N 24.9°E / 46.566667; 24.9
Country	Romania
County	Mureş County
Status	Commune
Government
– Mayor	Antal Kacsó (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania)
Population (2002)
– Total	2,733
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
– Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Măgherani (Hungarian: Nyárádmagyarós or colloquially Magyarós, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈɲaːraːdmɒɟɒroːʃ]) is a commune in Mureş County, Romania composed of three villages:

• Măgherani
• Şilea Nirajului / Nyárádselye
• Torba / Torboszló

In 2004, Bereni, along with six other villages, broke away from Măgherani to form an independent commune. See Bereni.

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 2,733 of which 92.21% or 2,602 are Hungarian.

See also

• List of Hungarian exonyms (Mureş County)

References