Iernut

Also known as Radnót, Radnuten, Radnot

Iernut (, ) is a town in Mureș County, central Transylvania, Romania. It administers eight villages: Cipău (Maroscsapó), Deag (Marosdég), Lechința (Maroslekence), Oarba de Mureș (Marosorbó), Porumbac (Porumbáktanya), Racameț (Józseftanya), Sălcud (Szélkút), and Sfântu Gheorghe (Csapószentgyörgy). It officially became a town in 1989, as a result of the Romanian rural systematization program.

Key facts

Romanian subdivision.type: town
Romanian subdivision.county: Mureș
Romanian subdivision.official_name: Iernut
Romanian subdivision.image_shield: ROU MS Iernut CoA1.jpg
Romanian subdivision.image_skyline: Reformed church in Radnót from the garden.jpg
Romanian subdivision.image_caption: Reformed church, begun in 1486
Romanian subdivision.image_map: Iernut jud Mures.png
Romanian subdivision.map_caption: Location in Mureș County
Romanian subdivision.leader_name: Horațiu-Octavian Moldovan
Romanian subdivision.leader_term: 2024–2028
Romanian subdivision.leader_party: PSD
Romanian subdivision.elevation

Article

8 sections

Contents

Geography
History
Demographics
Natives
Main sights
Twin towns
See also
References

==Geography== The town is situated on the Transylvanian Plateau. It lies on the banks of the Mureș River; the Lechința and Valea din Jos rivers discharge into the Mureș here.