Iernut

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Iernut
Radnuten
Radnót
Coat of arms of Iernut
Iernut (Romania)
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Basic data
State : RomaniaRomania Romania
Historical region : Transylvania
Circle : Mureș
Coordinates : 46 ° 27 '  N , 24 ° 14'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 26 '52 "  N , 24 ° 13' 50"  E
Time zone : EET ( UTC +2)
Height : 276  m
Area : 106.36  km²
Residents : 8,705 (October 20, 2011)
Population density : 82 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : 545100
Telephone code : (+40) 02 65
License plate : MS
Structure and administration (as of 2016)
Community type : city
Structure : 8 districts / cadastral communities: Cipău , Deag , Lechința , Oarba de Mureș , Porumbac , Racameț , Sălcud , Sfântu Gheorghe
Mayor : Ioan Nicoară ( PNL )
Postal address : Str. 1 Decembrie 1918, no. 9
loc. Iernut, jud. Mureș, RO-545100

Iernut ( German  Radnuten , Hungarian Radnót ) is a small town in the Mureș County in Romania .

location

Iernut is located approximately in the middle of Transylvania , on the left bank of the river Mures ( Mures ). The district capital Târgu Mureș is located about 25 km northeast.

history

Archaeological finds in the area of ​​Iernut, called Fundu Bedeelor by the locals , prove that the region has been settled since the Bronze Age . A Roman colony existed on the territory of today's city in the 2nd and 3rd centuries .

Iernut was first mentioned in a document in 1257 under the name terra Ranolth ; at that time it belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary , later to the Principality of Transylvania and Austria-Hungary . In 1461 the place was raised to the market ( oppidum Radnot ). The place was the center of a feudal rule that was successively owned by different Hungarian noble families (including Bethlen and Rákoczi ). The Romanian name has been documented in writing since 1854. In September 1944 - during the Second World War - there was fierce fighting between German troops on the one hand and Soviet and Romanian units on the other in what is now the Oarba de Mureș district . In socialist Romania, several industrial companies were established, including a thermal power station . In 1989 Iernut was named a city.

In addition to energy production, important industries are agriculture, food processing and fish farming.

population

At the 1850 census, of the 5268 inhabitants in the area of ​​today's city, 4113 were Romanians , 851 Hungarians and 292 Roma . Up to 1966 there was a significant increase in population (11,635); thereafter the population decreased. In 2002, 9,523 people were registered in the city, including 7229 Romanians, 1426 Hungarians, 852 Roma and 12 Germans . 5830 lived in the actual city, 3693 in the eight incorporated villages.

traffic

Iernut is on the Alba Iulia – Târgu Mureș railway line . Around eight local trains run in both directions every day. There are regular bus connections to Luduş and Târgu Mureş. The European route 60 runs through Iernut .

Attractions

  • Kornis-Rákoczi-Bethlen Castle (1545, rebuilt 1650–1660) in Renaissance style, is a listed building.
  • Reformed church built in the 15th century, renovated in the 19th century, is a listed building.
  • Orthodox Church (18th century)
  • historical Museum
  • Memorial to the fighting in 1944 in the district of Oarba de Mureș
  • Wooden church built in the Deag district in 1765, is a listed building.

  • Kornis-Rákoczi-Bethlen Castle

  • Wooden church in Sfântu Gheorghe

  • Reformed Church in Iernut

Web links

Commons : Iernut  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de
  2. ↑ a b c d List of historical monuments of the Romanian Ministry of Culture, updated 2010 (PDF; 7.10 MB)
  3. ↑ Mureş County website, accessed February 1, 2009
  4. ↑ 2002 census, accessed on February 1, 2009 (PDF; 1.2 MB)