Gănești
Gănești
Vámosgálfalva | |
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Dániel Castle in Gănești village | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location in Mureș County | |
Gănești Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 46°20′N 24°21′E / 46.33°N 24.35°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Mureș |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Elemér Balog[2] (UDMR) |
Area | 47.11 km2 (18.19 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 504 m (1,654 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 347 m (1,138 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 3,131 |
| • Density | 66.46/km2 (172.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 547255 |
| Area code | +(40) 265 |
| Vehicle reg. | MS |
| Website | www |
Gănești (Hungarian: Vámosgálfalva, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈvaːmoʃɡaːlfɒlvɒ]) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Gănești, Păucișoara (Küküllőpócsfalva), Seuca (Szőkefalva), and Sub Pădure (Erdőalja). It also included Cuștelnic village until 2002, when it was transferred to Târnăveni city.
The commune is located in the southern part of the county, on the Transylvanian Plateau, at a distance of 5 km (3.1 mi) from Târnăveni. It lies on both banks of the river Târnava Mică and it is traversed by the river Băgaciu (or Bedea).[3]
Gănești borders the communes Cucerdea and Ogra to the north, Mica to the east, Băgaciu to the south, and the city of Târnăveni to the west.[3]
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1850 | 2,527 | — |
| 1930 | 3,876 | +53.4% |
| 1966 | 4,575 | +18.0% |
| 2002 | 3,836 | −16.2% |
| 2011 | 3,573 | −6.9% |
| 2021 | 3,131 | −12.4% |
| Source: Census data | ||
As of January 1, 2012, the commune had a population of 3,511, of which 2,300 were ethnic Hungarians (65.5%), 862 ethnic Romanians (24.5%), and 346 ethnic Roma (9.9%).[3] At the 2021 census, Gănești had a population of 3131; of those, 59.31% were Hungarians, 23.79% Romanians, and 11.72% Roma.[4]
See also
- List of Hungarian exonyms (Mureș County)
- Saint Michael the Archangel Church (Sub Pădure)
- Saint John the Baptist Church (Seuca)
- Rhédei-Rothenthal Castle
References
- ^ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Primăria Gănești: Prezentare". www.primariaganesti.ro (in Romanian). Gănești townhall. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
- ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
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Rhédei-Rothenthal Castle in Seuca
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Catholic church in Seuca
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Wooden church in Sub Pădure