Petelea

Commune in Mureș, Romania
Coat of arms of Petelea
Coat of arms
Location in Mureș County
Location in Mureș County
(2020–2024) Sorin Pompei Pădurean[1] (PNL)Area
43.7 km2 (16.9 sq mi)Highest elevation
511.7 m (1,678.8 ft)Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
3,088 • Density71/km2 (180/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Postal code
547461
Area code+(40) 265Vehicle reg.MSWebsitewww.primariapetelea.ro

Petelea (German: Birk; Hungarian: Petele, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈpɛtɛlɛ]) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania that is composed of two villages: Habic (Hétbükk, meaning "Seven Beech Trees" in Hungarian) and Petelea. It had a population of 3,088 as of 2021; of those, 71.83% were Romanians and 21.96% Roma.

The commune is located in the north-central part of the county, 25 km (16 mi) northeast of Târgu Mureș and 6 km (3.7 mi) south of Reghin, on the national road DN15 [ro] road. It is situated on the left bank of the river Mureș and it is traversed by two of its affluents: the Beica and the Habic.

Natives

  • Virgil Bercea (born 1957), Bishop of the Eparchy of Oradea Mare of the Greek Catholic Church since 1997

See also

  • List of Hungarian exonyms (Mureș County)

References

  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  • Wooden church in Petelea
    Wooden church in Petelea
  • Romanian Orthodox church in Habic
    Romanian Orthodox church in Habic
  • View of Habic
    View of Habic
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