Nyárádszereda
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Miercurea Nirajului Nyárádszereda |
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The statue of István Bocskay
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 Miercurea Nirajului
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| Coordinates: 46°31′48″N 24°48′0″E / 46.53000°N 24.80000°ECoordinates: 46°31′48″N 24°48′0″E / 46.53000°N 24.80000°E | ||
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 Romania
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| County | Mureș County | |
| Status | Town | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Sándor Toth (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 55.88 km2 (21.58 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 5,554 | |
| Ethnicity | ||
| • Hungarians | 83.3% | |
| • Romanians | 10.4% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Website | http://www.miercureanirajului.ro | |
Miercurea Nirajului (Hungarian: Nyárádszereda, pronounced [ˈɲaːraːt͡sːɛrɛdɒ]) is a town in Mureș County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania.
The following seven villages are administered by the town:
It formed part of the Székely Land region of the historical Transylvania province.
Its first written mention is from 1493 as Oppidum Zereda. István Bocskay was elected here for prince of Transylvania in 1604.
Until 1918, the town belonged to the Maros-Torda County of the Kingdom of Hungary. After the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, it became part of Romania.
The commune has a Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2011 census, it has a population of 5,554 of which 83.3% are Hungarian, 10.4% Romanians and 6.3% Roma.
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