Vețca

Geography

The commune is situated on the Transylvanian Plateau, on the banks of the river Vețca, at an altitude of 379 m. It is located in the southeastern part of Mureș County, 35 km from the county seat, Târgu Mureș, on the border with Harghita County. Vețca is crossed by county road DJ1134, which joins it to Fântânele, 10 km to the north, and to Șoard, 17 km to the southeast.

History

Vețca is 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 Hungarian–Romanian War of 1918–19 and the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, it became part of Romania.

Demographics

The commune has an absolute Hungarian majority. According to the 2011 census, it had a population of 892; out of those, 84.9% were Hungarians, 11.0% were Roma, and 1.3% were Romanians. At the 2021 census, Vețca had a population of 753; out of those, 89.24% were Hungarians, 6.77% were Roma, and 2.12% were Romanians.

References

|File:Jacodu mit Unitarierkirche.jpg|Jacodu |File:RO MS Salasuri (3).jpg|Sălașuri |File:RO MS Vetca (1).jpg|Entrance to Vețca

References

1. "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau.
2. [http://www.recensamantromania.ro/rezultate-2/ Tab8. Populația stabilă după etnie – județe, municipii, orașe, comune], 2011 census results, [[National Institute of Statistics (Romania). Institutul Național de Statistică]], accessed 4 March 2020.
3. (31 May 2023). "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021". [[National Institute of Statistics (Romania).