Glodeni, Mureș

Geography

The commune is situated on the Transylvanian Plateau, at an altitude of 367 m, on the banks of the Mureș River and its right tributary, the river Șar. It is located in the central part of the county, 17 km north of the county seat, Târgu Mureș.

History

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. In the immediate aftermath of World War I, following the declaration of the Union of Transylvania with Romania, the area passed under Romanian administration during the Hungarian–Romanian War of 1918–1919. By the terms of the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, Glodeni became part of the Kingdom of Romania.

Demographics

|1850|2819 | 1880 | 2828 | 1900 | 3226 | 1910 | 3440 | 1930 | 3790 | 1956 | 4616 | 1966 | 4674 | 1977 | 4511 | 1992 | 3755 | 2002 | 3822 | 2011 | 3817 | 2021 | 3678 The commune has an absolute Hungarian majority. According to the 2002 census, it had a population of 3,822, of which 75.67% were Hungarians and 21.2% were Romanians. At the 2011 census, there were 3,817 inhabitants: 67.78% Hungarians, 18.26% Romanians, and 11.47% Roma. At the 2021 census, Glodeni had a population of 3,678; of those, 73.14% were Hungarians, 15.25% Romanians, and 6.28% Roma.

References

|File:RO MS Glodeni 29 retusat.jpg|Wooden church in Glodeni |File:RO MS Conacul Teleki din Glodeni (15).jpg|Teleki mansion in Glodeni |File:Sarpatak warmonument.jpg|War Victims Memorial in Glodeni |File:RO MS Moisa 26.jpg|Saints Archangels Church in Moișa

References

1. "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau.
2. (31 May 2023). "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021". [[National Institute of Statistics (Romania).