Sânger

For Bârza village, Caraș-Severin County, called Börza in Hungarian, see Topleț. For the Ukrainian village called Sânger in Romanian, see Zhylivka.

Sânger
Commune
Panoramic view of Sânger
Coat of arms
Location in Mureș County
Sânger Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46.55°N 24.13°E / 46.55; 24.13
Country	Romania
County	Mureș
Government
• Mayor (2024–2028)	Vasile Grec (Ind.)
Area	51.51 km2 (19.89 sq mi)
Elevation	312 m (1,024 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)	2,133
• Density	41.41/km2 (107.2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal code	547540
Area code	(+40) 02 65
Vehicle reg.	MS
Website	comunasanger.ro

Sânger (Hungarian: Mezőszengyel [ˈmɛzøːsɛɲɟɛl]) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania that is composed of seven villages: Bârza (Borza), Cipăieni (until 1996, Chimitelnic; Keménytelke), Dalu (Fodorkút), Pripoare (Pripora), Sânger, Vălișoara (Sárkihíd), and Zăpodea (Zapodia).

Sânger lies on the Transylvanian Plateau, on the banks of Pârâul de Câmpie and it's affluent, Valea Sarchii. It is located in the western part of Mureș County, 9 km (5.6 mi) north of the town of Luduș and 43 km (27 mi) west of the county seat, Târgu Mureș. It is crossed by the single-track 94 km (58 mi) Luduș–Șieu-Măgheruș railway line and by the county road DJ 153G.

In 2002, the commune had a population of 2,530, of which 87% were Romanians, 7% Hungarians, and 6% Roma. At the 2021 census, Sânger has a population of 2,123; of those, 71.73% were Romanians, 18.94% Roma, and 3.61% Hungarians.

Natives

• Gheorghe Cipăianu (1878–1957), agronomist and politician
• Teofil Oroian (born 1947), officer and military historian
• Vasile Pop (1789–1842), physician

References

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  Sânger
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  Sânger-Chimitelnic Monastery
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  Reformed church in Sânger
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  World War II memorial in Sânger