Mirăslău

Mirăslău

Miriszló
Mirăslău Miriszló
Commune
	Monument to Battle of Mirăslău (1600)
	Location within Alba County
	Mirăslău Location in Romania
	Coordinates: 46°22′00″N 23°43′00″E / 46.36667°N 23.71667°E
Country	Romania
County	Alba
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Liviu-Gigel Alexandru (PNL)
Area	66.59 km2 (25.71 sq mi)
Elevation	238 m (781 ft)
Population (2021-12-01)	1,805
• Density	27/km2 (70/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	517470
Area code	+40 x58
Vehicle reg.	AB
Website	www.primariamiraslau.ro

Mirăslău (German: Mireslau; Hungarian: Miriszló) is a commune located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 1,805 as of 2021. The commune is composed of six villages: Cicău (Csákó), Decea (Marosdécse), Lopadea Veche (Oláhlapád), Mirăslău, Ormeniș (Marosörményes), and Rachiș (Oláhrákos).

Geography

The commune lies at the western edge of the Transylvanian Plateau, on the banks of the Mureș River. It is situated in the northern part of Alba County, 7 km (4.3 mi) from the city of Aiud, on the border with Cluj County.

National road DN1 leads south to Aiud, Teiuș, and the county seat, Alba Iulia, 37 km (23 mi) away, and north to Turda and Cluj-Napoca, at a distance of 64 km (40 mi). The A10 motorway runs through Decea, parallel to DN1. The Mirăslău train station serves the CFR Line 300, which runs from Bucharest to Brașov, Teiuș, Cluj-Napoca, and on to the Hungarian border.

History

Mirăslău is the site of a battle in 1600 between the Wallachian army led by Michael the Brave and the Hungarian noblemen supported by the Austrian general Giorgio Basta (see Battle of Mirăslău).

Demographics

At the 2021 census, Mirăslău had a population of 1,805; of those, 61.44% were Romanians, 24.89% Hungarians, and 5.43% Roma. At the 2011 census, the commune had a population of 1,985; of those, 67.5% were Romanians, 27.8% Hungarians, and 4.5% Roma. At the 2002 census, 66.4% were Romanian Orthodox, 25% Reformed, and 4% Greek-Catholic.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1850	2,937	—
1900	3,519	+19.8%
1956	3,913	+11.2%
2002	2,334	−40.4%
2011	1,985	−15.0%
2021	1,805	−9.1%
Source: INS, Census data

References

^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.

Church in Cicău
Church in Lopadea Veche
View of Ormeniș

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[1] "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 6 June 2021.

[2] "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.

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