Măieruș (; ) is a commune in

Brașov County Brașov County () is a county (județ) of Transylvania, Romania. Its capital city is Brașov. The county incorporates within its boundaries most of the Medieval "lands" (''țări'') Burzenland and Făgăraș. Name In Hungarian language, Hungari ...

Transylvania Transylvania ( or ; ; or ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Siweberjen'') is a List of historical regions of Central Europe, historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and ...

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. It is composed of two villages, Arini (''Lüget'') and Măieruș. The settlement was mentioned for the first time in 1377 as "villa nucum".

Geography

Măieruș is situated at an altitude of about , on the left bank of the

Olt River The Olt ( Romanian and Hungarian; ; or ', , ''Alytos'') is a river in Romania. It is long, and its basin area is . It is the longest river flowing exclusively through Romania. Its average discharge at the mouth is . It originates in the Hă ...

; the river

Măieruș Măieruș (; ) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Arini (''Lüget'') and Măieruș. The settlement was mentioned for the first time in 1377 as "villa nucum". Geography Măieruș is situated at a ...

flows into the Olt in the village Măieruș. The

Perșani Mountains ZeidenHolbav

The Perșani Mountains (; ) is a mountain range in central ...

are to the west and the

Baraolt Mountains The Baraolt Mountains () is a mountain range, entirely in Covasna County of Romania. Geologically the Baraolts are part of the Inner Eastern Carpathians Divisions of the Carpathians are a categorization of the Carpathian mountains system ...

to the east. The commune is located in the central part of Brașov County, north of the county seat,

Brașov Brașov (, , ; , also ''Brasau''; ; ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Kruhnen'') is a city in Transylvania, Romania and the county seat (i.e. administrative centre) of Brașov County. According to the 2021 Romanian census, ...

, on the border with

Covasna County Covasna County (, , ) is a county (județ) of Romania, in eastern Transylvania, with the county seat at Sfântu Gheorghe. Demographics In 2011, it had a population of 210,177, making it the second least populous of Romania's 41 counties and the ...

. It was considered to be the most northern commune in the historical Burzenland region, although

Apața Apața (; ) is a commune in Brașov County, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Apața. It is situated in the traditional region of Transylvania. Geography The commune is located in the north-central part of the county, at the extreme no ...

is nowadays the northern limit of the region. Măieruș borders the following communes: Apața to the north;

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and

Hăghig Hăghig (, Hungarian pronunciation: ; or ''Fürstenburg'') is a commune in Covasna County, Transylvania, Romania composed of two villages: Hăghig and Iarăș (''Nyáraspatak''). Geography The commune is located in the southeastern part of Cova ...

to the east and southeast;

Feldioara Feldioara (, ; or ''Barcaföldvár'') is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania, about north of the city of Brașov. It is composed of three villages: Colonia Reconstrucția (''Bohntelep''), Feldioara, and Rotbav (''Rothbach''; ''S ...

to the south; and

Comăna Comăna (; ) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Comăna de Jos (the commune center), Comăna de Sus (''Felsőkomána''), Crihalma (''Königsberg''; ''Királyhalma'') and Ticușu Nou (''Rumänisc ...

and

Hoghiz Hoghiz (; or ''Olthévíz'') is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Bogata Olteană (''Oltbogát''), Cuciulata (''Katscheloden''; ''Kucsuláta''), Dopca (''Dopich''; ''Datk''), Fântâna (''Olthideg ...

to the west.

Transportation

The commune is crossed by

national road The National Road (also known as the Cumberland Road) was the first major improved highway in the United States built by the federal government. Built between 1811 and 1837, the road connected the Potomac and Ohio Rivers and was a main tran ...

, which links Brașov with

Sighișoara Sighișoara (; ; ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Schäsbrich'', ''Šesburχ'', or ''Scheeßprich''; ; or ) is a Municipiu, city on the Târnava Mare, Târnava Mare River in Mureș County, central Romania. Located in the ...

and

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 Măieruș train station and the Vadu Roșu halt serve the CFR Main Line 300, which connects

Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ) is the capital and largest city of Romania. The metropolis stands on the River Dâmbovița (river), Dâmbovița in south-eastern Romania. Its population is officially estimated at 1.76 million residents within a greater Buc ...

with the Hungarian border near

Oradea Oradea (, , ; ; ) is a city in Romania, located in the Crișana region. It serves as the administrative county seat, seat of Bihor County and an economic, social, and cultural hub in northwestern Romania. The city lies between rolling hills on ...

Demographics

At the 2011 census, Măieruș had 2,920 inhabitants; of those, 56.1% were

Romanians Romanians (, ; dated Endonym and exonym, exonym ''Vlachs'') are a Romance languages, Romance-speaking ethnic group and nation native to Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. Sharing a Culture of Romania, ...

, 40.3%

Roma Roma or ROMA may refer to: People, characters, figures, names * Roma or Romani people, an ethnic group living mostly in Europe and the Americas. * Roma called Roy, ancient Egyptian High Priest of Amun * Roma (footballer, born 1979), born ''Paul ...

, 2.6%

Germans Germans (, ) are the natives or inhabitants of Germany, or sometimes more broadly any people who are of German descent or native speakers of the German language. The Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany, constitution of Germany, imple ...

, and 0.9%

Hungarians Hungarians, also known as Magyars, are an Ethnicity, ethnic group native to Hungary (), who share a common Culture of Hungary, culture, Hungarian language, language and History of Hungary, history. They also have a notable presence in former pa ...

. At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 3,138, of which 49.04% were Romanians, 40.63% Roma, and 1.37% Germans.

References

External links

* Communes in Brașov County Localities in Transylvania Țara Bârsei {{brasov-geo-stub