Luduș (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈluduʃ]; Hungarian: Marosludas or Ludas; Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈmɒroʃludɒʃ], German: Ludasch) is a town in Transylvania, Romania in Mureș County, 44 km (27 mi) south-west from the county's capital, Târgu Mureș.
Luduș
Marosludas | |
|---|---|
 Roman Catholic church in Luduș | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Mureș County | |
  Luduș Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 46°28′40″N 24°5′46″E / 46.47778°N 24.09611°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Mureș |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Cristian Moldovan[1] (PSD) |
| Area | 67 km2 (26 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 274 m (899 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 14,757 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 545200 |
| Area code | (+40) 02 65 |
| Vehicle reg. | MS |
| Website | www |
Six villages are administered by the town: Avrămești (Eckentelep), Cioarga (Csorga), Ciurgău (Csorgó), Fundătura (Mezőalbisitelep or Belsőtelep), Gheja (Marosgezse), and Roșiori (Andrássytelep).
History
edit- 1330 – First mentioned as Plehanus de Ludas.
- 1377 – Mentioned in a transaction between two Hungarian nobles.
- 1930 – 5,085 inhabitants.
- 1940 to 1944, Hungarians occupied the town. The Jewish population is murdered during the Luduș massacre from 5 to 13 September 1944.
- 1960 - Luduș became a town.
- 1966 - 11,794 inhabitants.
- 2002 - 17,497 inhabitants.
Demographics
editAt the 2021 census, Luduș had a population of 14,757. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 15,328; out of them, 65.9% were Romanian, 23.2% were Hungarian, and 6.3% were Roma.[3]
In 1850, the town had 1,166 inhabitants; the ethnic composition of the town according to the 1850 census was: 1,065 (91.34%) Romanians and 34 (2.92%) Hungarians.[4] In 1910, the town had 4,632 inhabitants; the ethnic composition of the town according to the 1910 census was: 3,116 (67.27%) Hungarians and 1,385 (29.9%) Romanians.[5]
Demographic movement of the population according to the census data:
Notable people
edit- Dănuț Borbil (born 1973), professional Romanian arm-wrestler
- Andreo Cseh (1895–1979), Hungarian/Dutch Roman Catholic priest
- Cornel Gheți (born 1986), Romanian footballer
- Pompeiu Hărășteanu (1935–2016), Romanian operatic bass/basso profondo
- Ella Kovacs (born 1964), Romanian middle-distance runner
- Sergiu Mândrean (born 1978), Romanian footballer
- Horațiu Pungea (born 1986), Romanian rugby union player
- László Sepsi (born 1987), Romanian footballer
- Tara (von Neudorf) (born 1974), Romanian artist
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ Tab8. Populaţia stabilă după etnie – judeţe, municipii, oraşe, comune, 2011 census results, Institutul Național de Statistică, accessed 3 March 2020.
- ^ Varga E. Árpád:Statistics on Ethnicity and Religious Affiliations of Transylvania, Census data, 1850–2002 (in Hungarian)
- ^ Varga E. Árpád:Statistics on Ethnicity and Religious Affiliations of Transylvania, Census data, 1850–2002 (in Hungarian)
External links
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- (in Romanian) Luduș online
- (in Hungarian) Datasheet of Luduș in Transylvanian Hungarian Database
- (in English and Hungarian) Bánffy Castle