Sântana de Mureş

"Chinari" redirects here. For the ofshoot of Alevism, see Chinarism.

For the village in Armenia, see Chinari, Armenia. For the village in Azerbaijan, see Chinari, Azerbaijan.

For the Sântana de Mureş culture, see Chernyakhov culture.

Sântana de Mureş Marosszentanna
—  Commune  —
Reformed (Presbyterian) Church
Location of Sântana de Mureş
Country	Romania
County	Mureş County
Status	Commune
Government
– Mayor	Viorel Bubău (PSD)
Population (2002)
– Total	4,266
Ethnicity
– Hungarians	46.51%
– Romanians	44.23%
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
– Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Sântana de Mureş (Hungarian: Marosszentanna, Hungarian pronunciation: [’mɒroʃsɛntɒnnɒ]; German: Sankt Anna an der Mieresch) is a commune in Mureş County, Romania, composed of four villages:

In Romanian	In Hungarian
Bărdeşti	Marosbárdos
Chinari	Várhegy
Curteni	Udvarfalva
Sântana de Mureş	Marosszentanna

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 ethnically mixed population, with a relative Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 4,266 of which 46.51% or 1,984 are Hungarian and 44.23% or 1,887 are Romanians.

See also

• List of Hungarian exonyms (Mureş County)

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References

Coordinates: 46°34′N 24°33′E / 46.57°N 24.55°E / 46.57; 24.55