Petelea
Petelea | |
|---|---|
 Church of the Ascension, Petelea | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Mureș County | |
  Petelea Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 46°44′N 24°43′E / 46.733°N 24.717°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Mureș |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Sorin Pompei Pădurean[2] (PNL) |
Area | 43.7 km2 (16.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 358 m (1,175 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 511.7 m (1,679 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 3,088 |
| • Density | 70.7/km2 (183/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 547461 |
| Area code | +(40) 265 |
| Vehicle reg. | MS |
| Website | www |
Petelea (German: Birk; Hungarian: Petele, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈpɛtɛlɛ]) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania that is composed of two villages: Habic (Hétbükk, meaning "Seven Beech Trees" in Hungarian) and Petelea.
The commune is located in the north-central part of the county, 25 km (16 mi) northeast of Târgu Mureș and 6 km (3.7 mi) south of Reghin, on the national road DN15 road. It is situated on the left bank of the river Mureș and it is traversed by two of its affluents: the Beica and the Habic.
At the 2021 census, Petelea had a population of 3,088; of those, 71.83% were Romanians and 21.96% Roma.[3]
Natives
- Virgil Bercea (born 1957), Bishop of the Eparchy of Oradea Mare of the Greek Catholic Church since 1997
See also
References
- ^ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics. 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
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Wooden church in Petelea -
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Romanian Orthodox church in Habic -
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View of Habic
