Brâncovenești, Mureș
Brâncovenești
Marosvécs | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Romania |
| County | Mureș County |
| Population (2002)[1] | 4,518 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Brâncovenești (formerly Ieciu and Delavrancea; Hungarian: Marosvécs, Hungarian pronunciation: [mɒroʃveːtʃ] or Vécs; German: Wetsch) is a commune in Mureș County, Romania.
The commune is composed of five villages: Brâncovenești, Idicel, Idicel-Pădure, Săcalu de Pădure and Vălenii de Mureș.
Within its area is the castle Marosvécs, which is the only castle to survive the Mongol Invasion of Hungary in 1241-42. At the time, it was referred to as Vécs. It guarded the salt mines of Gömör.
See also
46°52′N 24°46′E / 46.867°N 24.767°E
References
- ^ Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 1, 2010
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