Beica de Jos (, ) is a
commune in
Mureș County
Mureș County (, , ) is a county (''județ'') of Romania, in the Historical regions of Romania, historical region of Transylvania, with the administrative centre in Târgu Mureș. The county was established in 1968, after the administrative reor ...
,
Transylvania
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,
Romania
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. It is composed of six villages: Beica de Jos, Beica de Sus (''Felsőbölkény''), Căcuciu (''Görgénykakucs''), Nadășa (''Görgénynádas''), Sânmihai de Pădure (''Szentmihály''), and Șerbeni (''Soropháza'').
The commune is located in the north-central part of the county, on the eastern edge of the
Transylvanian Plateau
The Transylvanian Plateau (; ) is a plateau in central Romania.
Description
The plateau lies within and takes its name from the historical region of Transylvania, and is almost entirely surrounded by the Eastern Carpathians, Eastern, Southern ...
, at the foot of the
Gurghiu Mountains
The Gurghiu Mountains (Romanian: Munții Gurghiu , Hungarian: Görgény ) are a range in the Căliman-Harghita Mountains of the Eastern Carpathians, Romania, in the Transylvania region. They cover an area of .
The mountains are relatively low ...
. It lies at a distance of from
Reghin
Reghin (; , or ; ; Transylvanian Saxon: ''Reen'') is a city in Mureș County, Transylvania, central Romania, on the Mureș River. As of 2021, it had a population of 29,742, making it the second biggest city of the Mureș county, just behind th ...
, from
Sovata
Sovata (; ; Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a town in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania. Three villages are administered by the town: Căpeți (''Kopac''), Ilieși (''Illyésmező''), and Săcădat (''Szakadát''). In 2004, the village of Săr� ...
, and from the county seat,
Târgu Mureș
Târgu Mureș (, ; ; German language, German: ''Neumarkt am Mieresch'') is the seat of Mureș County in the historical region of Transylvania, Romania. It is the list of cities and towns in Romania, 16th-largest city in Romania, with 116,033 ...
. The rivers
Beica
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and
Nadășa
The Nadășa or Chiher is a small river in the Gurghiu Mountains, Mureș County, northern Romania. It is a left tributary of the river Beica. It flows towards the northwest and discharges into the Beica in the village Beica de Jos
Beica de Jos ( ...
flow through the commune. Its neighbors are the city of
Reghin
Reghin (; , or ; ; Transylvanian Saxon: ''Reen'') is a city in Mureș County, Transylvania, central Romania, on the Mureș River. As of 2021, it had a population of 29,742, making it the second biggest city of the Mureș county, just behind th ...
and the communes
Petelea
Petelea (; , Hungarian pronunciation: ) 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 ...
,
Gurghiu,
Chiheru de Jos
Chiheru de Jos (, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Chiheru de Jos, Chiheru de Sus (''Felsőköhér''), Urisiu de Jos (''Alsóoroszi''), and Urisiu de Sus (''Felsőoro ...
,
Hodoșa
Hodoșa ( or colloquially ''Hodos'', Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania composed of four villages: Hodoșa,
Ihod (''Ehed''), Isla (''Iszló''), and Sâmbriaș (''Jobbágytelke'').
Geography
The comm ...
, and
Gornești
Gornești (formerly ''Ghernesig''; , Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania composed of nine villages: Gornești, Iara de Mureș (''Marosjára''), Ilioara (''Kisillye''), Mura Mare (''Nagyszederjes''), Mura ...
.
See also
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List of Hungarian exonyms (Mureș County)
This is a list of Hungarian names for towns and communes in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania.
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Mures County
Hungarian exonyms in Mures
Hungarian
Hungarian
Exonyms
An endonym ...
*
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References
Communes in Mureș County
Localities in Transylvania
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