Ghindari (Hungarian: Makfalva, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈmɒkfɒlvɒ]; German: Eicheldorf) is a commune in Mureș County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania.
Ghindari
Makfalva | |
|---|---|
 | |
 Location in Mureș County | |
  Ghindari Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 46°30′N 24°55′E / 46.500°N 24.917°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Mureș |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Imre Vass[1] (AMT) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 3,034 |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 547265 |
| Area code | +40 265 |
| Vehicle reg. | MS |
| Website | www |
Component villages
editThe commune is composed of five villages:
| In Romanian | In Hungarian |
|---|---|
| Abud | Székelyabod |
| Ceie | Cséje |
| Ghindari | Makfalva |
| Solocma | Szolokma |
| Trei Sate | Hármasfalu |
Trei Sate village, in its turn, is composed of three hamlets: Cioc (Csókfalva), Hotești (Atosfalva), and Ștefănești (Székelyszentistván).
History
editUntil 1918, the villages belonged to the Maros-Torda County of the Kingdom of Hungary. After the Hungarian–Romanian War of 1918–19 and the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, the area became part of the Romania. In 2004, Chibed broke away to form an independent commune.
Demographics
editThe commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2011 census, it has a population of 3,250, of which 88.43% are Hungarian and 7.08% Roma.
See also
editGallery
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Abud -
Abud -
Statue of Miklós Wesselényi -
View of Ghindari village -
Trei Sate
References
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.
External links
edit- (in Hungarian) www.makfalva.eu (official website Archived 2009-03-04 at the Wayback Machine)