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Adămuș

Commune in Mureș, Romania

Adămuș Ádámos
Commune
Adămuș town hall
Coat of arms
Location in Mureș County
(2020–2024)		Tibor-Laszlo Miklos^[1] (UDMR)
Area	82.35 km² (31.80 sq mi)
Elevation	290 m (950 ft)
Population (2021-12-01)^[2]	4,993
• Density	61/km² (160/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.	MS
Website	primariaadamus.ro

Adămuș (Hungarian: Ádámos; Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈaːdaːmoʃ]) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Adămuș, Chinciuș (Kincses), Cornești (Sövényfalva), Crăiești (Magyarkirályfalva), Dâmbău (Küküllődombó; German: Hügeldorf) and Herepea (Magyarherepe).

Geography

The commune is situated on the Transylvanian Plateau, on the left bank of the river Târnava Mică. It is located in the southwestern part of the county, on the border with Alba County and near the border with Sibiu County. Adămuș is at a distance of 6.5 km (4 mi) from Târnăveni, 28 km (17 mi) from Mediaș, and 43 km (27 mi) from the county seat, Târgu Mureș.

History

Until 1918, the village belonged to the Kis-Küküllő 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

According to the 2011 census, Adămuș has a population of 5,147, of which 43.46% are Romanians, 38.47% are Hungarians, and 14.96% are Roma.

Natives

László Hunyadi [ro] (born 1933), sculptor
Jenő Korodi [ro] (born 1922), painter
Lajos Ütő [ro] (1885–1977), pastor

References

^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.