Petelea

Also known as Petele, Birk

Petelea (; , Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania that is composed of two villages: Habic (Hétbükk, meaning "Seven Beech Trees" in Hungarian) and Petelea.

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Romanian subdivision.type: commune
Romanian subdivision.county: Mureș
Romanian subdivision.name: Petelea
Romanian subdivision.image_shield: ROU MS Petelea CoA.PNG
Romanian subdivision.image_skyline: RO MS Petelea 1.jpg
Romanian subdivision.image_caption: Church of the Ascension, Petelea
Romanian subdivision.image_map: Petelea jud Mures.png
Romanian subdivision.map_caption: Location in Mureș County
Romanian subdivision.leader_name: Sorin Pompei Pădurean
Romanian subdivision.leader_party: PNL
Romanian subdivision.leader_term: 2020–2024
Romanian subdivision.elevation

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Petelea (; , Hungarian pronunciation: ) 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, northeast of Târgu Mureș and south of Reghin, on the national road 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.