Târnăveni | ||
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Municipality | ||
Târnava-Mică County Prefecture, formerly Kis-Küküllő County Hall
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Location of Târnăveni | ||
Coordinates: 46°19′47″N 24°16′12″E / 46.32972°N 24.27000°E | ||
Country | Romania | |
County | Mureș County | |
Status | Municipality | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Sorin Megheșan (National Liberal Party) | |
Area | ||
• Total | 52.68 km2 (20.34 sq mi) | |
Population (2011) | ||
• Total | 22,075 | |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
Website | http://www.primariatarnaveni.ro/ |
Coordinates: 46°19′47″N 24°16′12″E / 46.32972°N 24.27000°E
Târnăveni (Romanian pronunciation: [tɨrnəˈvenʲ]; Hungarian: Dicsőszentmárton, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈdit͡ʃøːsɛntmaːrton]; German: Sankt Martin, earlier Marteskirch) is a city in Mureș County, central Romania. It lies on the Târnava Mică River in central Transylvania. The city administers three villages: Bobohalma (Bábahalma), Botorca (Őrhegy) and Cuștelnic (Csüdőtelke); the last was part of Gănești Commune until 2002.
In Romanian, it was previously known as Diciosânmartin, then Târnava-Sânmărtin.
Archaeological research has demonstrated that the presence of human communities in this area dates back thousands of years. In 1921, traces of a Neolithic settlement were discovered; a collection of 135 Imperial Roman denarii and two silver balls were also found. The place was historically certified in 1279, under the name of terra Dychen Sent Marton, in a document involving land relocations and ownership.