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Târgu Mureș [a] ( / ˌtɜːrɡuːˈmʊərɛʃ, ˌtɪər -/, Romanian: [ˈtɨrɡu ˈmureʃ] ⓘ; Hungarian: Marosvásárhely [ˈmɒroʃvaːʃaːrhɛj] ⓘ; German: Neumarkt am Mieresch) is the seat of Mureș County in the historical region of Transylvania, Romania. It is the 16th-largest city in Romania, with 116,033 inhabitants as of the 2021 ...
The county has a total area of 6,714 km 2 (2,592 sq mi). The northeastern side of the county consists of the Călimani and Gurghiu Mountains and the sub-Carpathian hills, members of the Inner Eastern Carpathians. The rest of the county is part of the Transylvanian Plateau, with deep but wide valleys. The main river crossing in the county is the ...
The Mureș ( Romanian: [ˈmureʃ]) or Maros ( IPA: [ˈmɒroʃ]; German: Mieresch, Serbian: Мориш, romanized : Moriš) is a 789-kilometre-long (490 mi) river in Eastern Europe. Its drainage basin covers an area of 30,332 km 2 (11,711 sq mi). [3] : 22 It originates in the Hășmașu Mare Range in the Eastern Carpathian Mountains, Romania ...
The slightly curved ceiling, reinforced by four pairs of double arches and decorated with stucco, is the result of remodeling works performed in 1790 by Anton Türk, one of the most famous Transylvanian architects of the Baroque period. The church may have been originally decorated with frescos, as traces of mural paintings were found inside.
The Mureș Floodplain Natural Park, set aside by the Romanian government in 2005, is located in western Romania outside the city of Arad. The park covers 17,455 ha and follows the river Mureș westward from the city of Arad to the Hungarian border. The park is a typical ecosystem for wetlands, with running waters, lakes, swamps and floodplains ...
The commune is located in the center of the department, on the left side of the Mureș river, on the Plateau of Transylvania (Podișul Transilvanei), 5 km south-west of Târgu Mureș, the capital of the county, of which it is a suburb. Cristești is crossed by the national road DN15 ( European Route 60) which connects Târgu Mureș with Turda ...
MS. Sâncraiu de Mureș ( Hungarian: Marosszentkirály, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈmɒrossɛntkiraːj] meaning "Holy King on the Mureș River") is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania composed of two villages: Nazna / Náznánfalva. Sâncraiu de Mureș. Around 1930, Cornățel ( Egerszeg) village was merged into Sâncraiu de Mureș.
BC Mureș. Baschet Club Mureș, commonly known as BC Mureș, was a Romanian professional basketball team based in Târgu Mureș, Romania. The club was a member of the Liga Națională. They were often referred to as "The Tigers"; their home arena was nicknamed "The Jungle" due to the loud crowd and the pressure they could create on visiting teams.