Voivodeni

Voivodeni
Vajdaszentivány
Commune
Zichy-castle

Location of Voivodeni
Voivodeni
Location of Voivodeni
Coordinates: 46°42′0″N 24°38′0″E / 46.70000°N 24.63333°E / 46.70000; 24.63333Coordinates: 46°42′0″N 24°38′0″E / 46.70000°N 24.63333°E / 46.70000; 24.63333
Country  Romania
County Mureș County
Status Commune
Government
  Mayor József Dani (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania)
Population (2011)
  Total 1,721
Ethnicity
  Hungarians 55%
  Romanians 32%
  Roma 13%
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)

Voivodeni (Hungarian: Vajdaszentivány; Hungarian pronunciation:[ˈvɒjdɒsɛntivaːɲ]) is a commune in Mureș County, Romania that is composed of two villages:

  • Toldal / Toldalag
  • Voivodeni

History

It formed 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 Treaty of Trianon of 1920, it became part of Romania.

Demographics

The commune has a (Székely) Hungarian majority. According to the 2011 census, it has a population of 1,721 of which 61.53% or 1,059 declared themselves as Hungarian.

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