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Revision as of 19:28, 20 October 2010

Brâncoveneşti
Marosvécs
Country Romania
CountyMureş County
Population
 (2002)[1]
4,518
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Brâncoveneşti (Hungarian: Marosvécs, Hungarian pronunciation: [mɒroʃveːtʃ] or Vécs; German: Wetsch) is a commune in Mureş County, Romania.

Its former Romanian name were Ieciu and Delavrancea.

The commune is composed of five villages: Brâncoveneşti, Idicel, Idicel-Pădure, Săcalu de Pădure and Vălenii de Mureş.

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 / 46.867; 24.767

References

  1. ^ Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 1, 2010