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Gernyeszeg

Gornești
Gernyeszeg
Commune
Location of Gornești
Location of Gornești
Gornești is located in Romania
Gornești
Gornești
Location of Gornești
Coordinates: 46°40′0″N 24°39′0″E / 46.66667°N 24.65000°E / 46.66667; 24.65000Coordinates: 46°40′0″N 24°39′0″E / 46.66667°N 24.65000°E / 46.66667; 24.65000
Country  Romania
County Mureş County
Status Commune
Government
 • Mayor Kolcsar Gyula (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania)
Population (2011)
 • Total 5,577
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Gornești (formerly Ghernesig; Hungarian: Gernyeszeg, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈɡɛrɲɛsɛɡ]) is a commune in Mureș County, Romania composed of nine villages:

It formed part of the Székely Land region of the historical Transylvania province. Until 1918, the village belonged to the Maros-Torda County of the Kingdom of Hungary. After the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, it became part of Romania.

The commune has an absolute Hungarian majority. According to the 2011 census, it has a population of 5577, of which 71.9% are Hungarian; 18.5% are Romanian and 9.5% Roma.



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