Bahnea (Hungarian: Bonyha; Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈbonihɒ], until 1898 Szászbonyha; German: Bachnen) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Bahnea, Bernadea (Bernád), Cund (Kund; Reussdorf), Daia (Dányán), Gogan (Gógán), Idiciu (Jövedics), and Lepindea (Leppend).
Bahnea
Bonyha | |
|---|---|
 Reformed church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Mureș County | |
  Bahnea Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 46°22′N 24°29′E / 46.367°N 24.483°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Mureș |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Ioan Jors[1] (PNL) |
| Area | 91.65 km2 (35.39 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 300 m (1,000 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 3,528 |
| • Density | 38/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 547055 |
| Area code | (+40) 0265 |
| Vehicle reg. | MS |
| Website | comunabahnea |
Geography
editThe commune is situated on the Transylvanian Plateau, at an altitude of 300 m (980 ft), on the banks of the river Târnava Mică and its left tributary, the Cund. The river Idiciu flows into the Cund in Bahnea village.
Bahnea commune is located in the southern part of Mureș County, 16 km (10 mi) from Târnăveni and 26 km (16 mi) from the county seat, Târgu Mureș, on the border with Sibiu County.
Demographics
editAt the 2011 census, the commune had 3,739 inhabitants, of which 35.1% were Roma, 33.3% Romanians, and 30.8% Hungarians. At the 2021 census, Bahnea had a population of 3,528; of those, 39.63% were Romanians, 32.54% Roma, and 22.19% Hungarians.[3]
Natives
edit- Kata Bethlen (1700–1759), memoirist
- Domokos Bölöni (born 1946), writer and journalist
- Árpád Fazekas (born 1949), footballer
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ "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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Bethlen Castle in Bahnea village -
Saints Michael and Gabriel Orthodox Church in Gogan -
Church in Idiciu
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