Batoș

Batoș (Hungarian: Bátos, Hungarian pronunciation: [baːtoʃ]; German: Botsch) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Batoș, Dedrad (Dedrád; Zepling), Goreni (Dedrádszéplak; Ungarisch Zepling), and Uila (Vajola; Weilau).

Batoș
Commune
House in Dedrad
Coat of arms
Location in Mureș County
Batoș Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°53′N 24°40′E
Country	Romania
County	Mureș
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Dumitru Cotoi (PSD)
Area	83.67 km2 (32.31 sq mi)
Elevation	409 m (1,342 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)	3,876
• Density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	547085
Area code	(+40) 02 65
Vehicle reg.	MS
Website	primariabatos.ro

Geography

The commune is situated on the Transylvanian Plateau, at an altitude of 409 m (1,342 ft). It is located in the northern part of Mureș County, 16 km (10 mi) from Reghin and 49 km (30 mi) from the county seat, Târgu Mureș, on the border with Bistrița-Năsăud County.

Demographics

At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 3,876, of which 72.08% were Romanians, 14.09% Hungarians, 7.51% Roma, and 1.21% Germans.

Natives

• Johann Böhm (born 1929), historian
• George Gross (1941–2010), American football defensive tackle.

See also

• List of Hungarian exonyms (Mureș County)

References

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  Lutheran church in Batoș
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  Dedrad
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  Church in Goreni
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  Orthodox church in Uila