Welcome to County Mureş in the Transilvania region of Romania! Discover historic Târgu Mureş and surrounding villages, and understand the rich Transilvania culture unfolding in beautiful Mures. Rest Romania will help you find the perfect hotel or B&B in our Mureş Accommodation section, or a guest house or pensiune in a village nestled in the mountains. Explore all of Mureş from Târgu Mureş to Sighişoara, Reghin, and Târnăveni. Smaller towns in the county are Reghin, Iernut, Luduş, Sovata, Miercurea Nirajului, Sărmaşu, Sângeorgiu de Padure, and Ungheni!
Travel by rental car or tour bus and train through the Mureş region of Transilvania in Romania. Hotels in Târgu Mureş are well-priced, and great travel and tourism activities from shopping, to exploring the villages, folk art, castles, mountains and forests. See all of County Mureş, from Târgu Mureş to Sighişoara, Reghin, and Târnăveni. Smaller towns in the county are Reghin, Iernut, Luduş, Sovata, Miercurea Nirajului, Sărmaşu, Sângeorgiu de Padure, and Ungheni!
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County Mureş has the four main towns of
Târgu Mureş, Sighişoara, Reghin, and Târnăveni.
There are also seven pleasant little towns dotted
throughout the county, from Iernut and Luduş to Sovata, Miercurea
Nirajului, Sărmaşu, the romantically named Sângeorgiu de Pădure (Saint
George of the Forest), and Ungheni, along with nearly 100 communes and
countless sweet little villages.
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An ardent supporter of conservation of the cultural and natural heritage in
Transylvania, HRH Prince of Wales arrived on a hill in
Saschiz, in County
Mureş on 7 May 2008, around mid day, to meet local agricultural producers
and taste some of the local traditional delights.
The heir to the British Royal Crown declared himself delighted with the lamb
pastrami with polenta, of which he tasted next to an iron kettle, and with the
different cheeses, honey and rhubarb jam.
As he was sitting down at a table with the press, Prince Charles
declared that he feels a special bond with Transylvania, saying that
the place is probably in his blood. This was a reference to the fact
that his great-great-great-grandmother, Countess Claudia Rhedley,
lived in the area and is buried at St. George of the Forest (Sângeorgiu
de Pădure).
Beyond the family ties, he said he has a special interest in this
place, in particular the Carpathian zone "which is almost untouched".
Taking time to speak with the people, the Prince was told in details how many
animals the farmers have, and how they take care of them. The heir was
interested if the producers associated themselves to sell better and if they
participate at markets and expositions.
This way he found out that the producers go to Bucharest, at the Romanian
Farmers' Market, to display organic produce. This is the seventh visit Prince
Charles makes (five private, two official) after 1990.
Charles is a supporter of the Romanian ecological agriculture, through his
foundation
Transylvania Authentica.
The organization proposes to promote a so-called "Transylvanian brand" and to
encourage small local producers to continue traditional agriculture.
Transylvania Authentica is a joint initiative of the Foundation for Partnership
from Miercurea Ciuc and of the foundation The Prince's Charities from Great
Britain.
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County Mureş is surrounded by other
Transilvanian counties, from County Harghita in the east, to
Braşov and Sibiu in the south, Alba to the south-west, and
counties Cluj and Bistriţa-Năsăud in the west and north. Only
County Suceava is considered in another region, to the north-west of
County Mureş.
With an area of 6,714 km˛,
County Mureş features on the north-eastern side the
Calimani-Gurghiu mountains and the sub-Carpathian
hills, members of the Inner Eastern Carpathians. The rest of the county
is part of the Transylvanian Plateau, with deep but wide valleys.
The main river crossing the county is the Mureş
River. The Târnava Mare and the Târnava Mică, tributaries of the Mureş
River, also cross the county.
Demographics
In 2002, Mureş had a population of 580,851 and the
population density was 86.5/km˛, of which most (53%) are Romanian, with
39% ethnic Hungarians, and 7% Rroma.
Religion
In terms of religion, 53.3% of the population are
Romanian Orthodox,27% belong to the Reformed Church, while 9.5% belong to
the Roman Catholic Church.2,770 people (0.5%) declared themselves atheist,
non-religious or did not declare a religion.
Economy
The predominant industries in the county include
the wood industry, food processing and production, textiles, glass and
ceramics manufacturing, construction materials, and at Reghin, the
production of musical instruments.
Mureş County and Sibiu County together produce
about 50% of the natural gas developed in Romania. Salt is also extracted
in the county.
Towns
County Mureş has the four main towns of
Târgu Mureş, Sighişoara, Reghin, and Târnăveni.
There are also seven pleasant little towns dotted throughout the county,
from Iernut and Luduş to Sovata, Miercurea Nirajului, Sărmaşu, the
romantically named Sângeorgiu de Padure (Saint George of the Forest), and
Ungheni, along with nearly 100 communes and countless sweet little
villages.
The license plates
in Mureş start with MS
not surprisingly, and the area code for dialling into the county is (x65)
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