Miercurea Nirajului

"Dumitreștii" redirects here. For similarly-named villages, see Dumitrești.

Miercurea Nirajului Nyárádszereda
Town
The statue of István Bocskay The statue of István Bocskay
Coat of arms of Miercurea Nirajului Coat of arms
Miercurea Nirajului
Coordinates:
Country	Romania
County	Mureş County
Status	Town
Government
• Mayor	László Dászkel (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 Mureş County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania.

The following seven villages are administered by the town:

• Beu / Székelybő
• Dumitreştii / Demeterfalva
• Laureni / Kisszentlőrinc
• Moşuni / Székelymoson
• Şardu Nirajului / Székelysárd
• Tâmpa / Székelytompa
• Veţa / Vece

History

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.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
2002	5,824	—
2011	5,554	−4.6%
Source: Census data

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.

See also

• List of Hungarian exonyms (Mureş County)

External links

• Official website: www.nyaradszereda.ro (in Hungarian)