Târnăveni

Târnăveni
Municipality
Târnava-Mică County Prefecture, formerly Kis-Küküllő County Hall
Coat of arms
Târnăveni Location of Târnăveni
Coordinates: 46°19′47″N 24°16′12″E / 46.32972°N 24.27000°E / 46.32972; 24.27000
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 / 46.32972; 24.27000

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.