Suseni (,
Hungarian pronunciation: ; Transylvanian Saxon: ; , literally 'Upperbourg') 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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that is composed of two villages, Luieriu () and Suseni.
The commune is situated on 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 an altitude of , on the banks of the
Mureș River Mureș may refer to:
* Mureș County, Romania
* Mureș (river) in Romania and Hungary (''Maros'')
* Mureș culture, a Bronze Age culture from Romania
See also
* Târgu Mureș, the capital of Mureș County
* Ocna Mureș, a town in Alba Cou ...
. It is located in the northern part of Mureș County, from the town 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 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 ...
.
At the 2002 census, Suseni had a population of 2,319: 62%
Romanians
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, 29%
Hungarians
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, and 9%
Roma
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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 ...
. At the
2011 census, there were 2,253 inhabitants, of which 57.21% were Romanians, 26.85% Hungarians, and 12.29% Roma. At the
2021 census, the commune had a population of 2,357; of those, 63.09% were Romanians, 23.17% Hungarians, and 10.48% Roma.
See also
*
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
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Exonyms
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References
Communes in Mureș County
Localities in Transylvania
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