Mădăraș, Mureș

History

After 1570, the settlement became part of the Székely Land region of the Principality of Transylvania. In 1876, it fell within the Maros-Torda County of the Kingdom of Hungary. In the aftermath of World War I, the Union of Transylvania with Romania was declared in December 1918. At the start of the Hungarian–Romanian War of 1918–1919, the locality passed under Romanian administration; after the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, it became part of the Kingdom of Romania. In 1925, the village fell within Plasa Band of Mureș County.

After the advent of the Romanian People's Republic, Mădăraș became in 1950 part of the . Between 1952 and 1960, it fell within the Magyar Autonomous Region, and between 1960 and 1968, the Mureș-Magyar Autonomous Region. In 1968, the region was abolished, and since then, the commune has been part of Mureș County.

Demographics

At the 2021 census, Mădăraș had a population of 1,475; of those, 74.78% were Székely Hungarians, 12.14% Roma, and 5.15% Romanians.

References

|File:RO MS Biserica reformata din Madaras (3).jpg|Reformed church in Mădăraș |File:RO MS Biserica Sfintii Arhangheli din Madaras (1).jpg|Archangels' church in Mădăraș

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).