Lunca Mureșului

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For the village in Mureș County, see Aluniș, Mureș.
Lunca Mureșului
Székelykocsárd
Commune
Reformed church in Lunca Mureșului
Reformed church in Lunca Mureșului
Coat of arms of Lunca Mureșului
Coat of arms
Location in Alba County
Location in Alba County
Lunca Mureșului is located in Romania
Lunca Mureșului
Lunca Mureșului
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°26′N 23°54′E / 46.433°N 23.900°E / 46.433; 23.900
CountryRomania
CountyAlba
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Edit-Susana Csegezi (UDMR)
Area
31.35 km2 (12.10 sq mi)
Elevation
291 m (955 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)
2,297
 • Density73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
517405
Area code(+40) 02 58
Vehicle reg.AB
Websitelunca-muresului.ro

Lunca Mureșului (Hungarian: Székelykocsárd; German: Holten) is a commune located in the north-east of the Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Gura Arieșului (Vajdaszeg; Walddorf), and Lunca Mureșului.

Geography

Orthodox church in Gura Arieșului

Lunca Mureșului has an area of 31.35 km2 (12.10 sq mi) and is located on the Mureș River, in the north-east corner of Alba County, approximately 10 km (6.2 mi) from the town of Ocna Mureș on the county road DJ107F, 20 km (12 mi) from the towns of Câmpia Turzii and Luduș, and 60 km (37 mi) from the county capital, Alba Iulia.

The commune is bordered by Cluj County in the north, Mureș County in the north-west, the town of Ocna Mureș in the west, and the commune of Noșlac in the south.

The commune is important from a geographical point of view because on its territory (in the village of Gura Arieșului) the river Arieș flows into the Mureș.

Demographics

The 2002 Romanian census recorded 2,669 people living in the commune, of which 1,719 Romanians, 755 Hungarians (most of them in the village of Lunca Mureșului), and 195 Roma. At the 2021 census, there were 2,297 inhabitants, of which 50.41% Romanians, 21.99% Hungarians, and 18.98% Roma.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1850 1,631—    
1900 2,134+30.8%
1977 2,821+32.2%
2002 2,669−5.4%
2011 2,404−9.9%
2021 2,297−4.5%
Source: INS, Census data

Natives

References

  1. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
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    Lunca Mureșului
  • Wooden church in Lunca Mureșului
    Wooden church in Lunca Mureșului
  • Gura Arieșului railway stop
    Gura Arieșului railway stop
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