Târnăveni
Also known as Tarnaveni, Dicsőszentmárton, Sankt Martin, Târnǎveni
Târnăveni (, historically Diciosânmartin; Hungarian: Dicsőszentmárton, ; German: Sankt Martin, earlier Marteskirch) is a city in Mureș County, central Romania. It lies on the Târnava Mică River in central Transylvania. The city administers three villages: Bobohalma (Bábahalma), Botorca (Őrhegy), and Cuștelnic (Csüdőtelke); the last was part of Gănești Commune until 2002.
Key facts
- Romanian subdivision.type
- municipality
- Romanian subdivision.county
- Mureș
- Romanian subdivision.official_name
- Târnăveni
- Romanian subdivision.image_shield
- ROU MS Tarnaveni CoA.jpg
- Romanian subdivision.image_map
- Tarnaveni jud Mures.png
- Romanian subdivision.map_caption
- Location in Mureș County
- Romanian subdivision.leader_name
- Sorin Megheșan
- Romanian subdivision.leader_term
- 2024–2028
- Romanian subdivision.leader_party
- PNL
- Romanian subdivision.elevation
- 300
- Romanian subdivision.area_total
- 60.39
- Romanian subdivision.population_total
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Article
17 sectionsContents
- History
- Prehistoric period
- Antiquity
- Middle Ages
- Early modern period
- Interbellum period
- World War II
- Communist period
- Jewish history
- Geography
- Demographics
- Culture
- Natives
- International relations
- Twin towns — Sister cities
- See also
- Notes
Târnăveni (, historically Diciosânmartin; Hungarian: Dicsőszentmárton, ; German: Sankt Martin, earlier Marteskirch) is a city in Mureș County, central Romania. It lies on the Târnava Mică River in central Transylvania. The city administers three villages: Bobohalma (Bábahalma), Botorca (Őrhegy), and Cuștelnic (Csüdőtelke); the last was part of Gănești Commune until 2002.
In Romanian, it was previously known as Diciosânmartin, then Târnava-Sânmărtin.
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