Vețca
Székelyvécke
Commune
Roman Catholic church in Vețca
Roman Catholic church in Vețca
Location in Mureș County
Location in Mureș County
Vețca is located in Romania
Vețca
Vețca
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°21′N 24°47′E / 46.350°N 24.783°E / 46.350; 24.783
CountryRomania
CountyMureș
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Pál Fekete[1] (UDMR)
Area
37.49 km2 (14.47 sq mi)
Population
 (2011-10-31)[2]
892
 • Density24/km2 (62/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
547640
Vehicle reg.MS

Vețca (Hungarian: Székelyvécke or colloquially Vécke, Hungarian pronunciation:[ˈseːkɛjveːtskɛ]) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania that is composed of three villages:

  • Jacodu / Magyarzsákod
  • Sălașuri / Székelyszállás
  • Vețca

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 Hungarian, 11.0% were Roma, and 1.3% were Romanian.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. ↑ Tab8. Populația stabilă după etnie – județe, municipii, orașe, comune, 2011 census results, Institutul Național de Statistică, accessed 4 March 2020.
View of Jacodu village
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