Măgherani

Măgherani [ ˈməɟeranʲ ] (outdated Măgheruş ; Hungarian Nyárádmagyarós or Magyarós ) is a municipality in the Mureş County , in the Transylvania region in Romania .

Geographical location

Location of the Măgherani municipality in Mureș County

The municipality of Măgherani is located north of the Kokel Highlands (Podișul Târnavelor) in the Transylvanian Basin . At the brook Nirajul Mic , a left tributary of the Niraj (Niersch) and the county road (Drum județean) DJ 135, the place Măgherani is ten kilometers northeast of the small town Miercurea Nirajului (Sereda) and about 30 kilometers east of the district capital Târgu Mureș ( Neumarkt am Mieresch) away. The two incorporated villages are between one and five kilometers from the community center.

history

The place Măgherani founded by Szekler was first mentioned in 1576. Yet assigned to a previous age, a settlement on the said area by the locals interpreted in Măgherani remains Culmea Cetăţii (Hungarian Várbérce ), however, the Romanian Ministry of Culture dated the settlement under the name Piscul Cetăţii in the Hallstatt period or in the Latènezeit . In the incorporated villages of Șilea Nirajului (Nyárádselye) and Torba (Toperdorf) in the Bronze Age . Archaeological finds on the community area were assigned to the Neolithic Age .

In the Kingdom of Hungary , today's municipality belonged to the Nyáradszereda chair district in Maros-Torda County , then to the historical Mureș District and, from 1950, today's Mureș District.

Until 1994, the three villages were part of the municipality of Bereni ( Székelybere in Hungarian ). There is no drinking or sewage network in the area of the municipality ; is planned to be implemented in 2018.

population

The population in the villages of today's Măgherani municipality developed as follows:

census		Ethnic composition
year	population	Romanians	Hungary	German	other
1850	1,856	-	1,836	-	20th
1910	2,946	4th	2,893	11	38
1956	3,016	?	?	?	?
2002	1,377	8th	1,357	-	12
2011	1,309	11	1,177	-	121

Since 1850 the area of today's municipality has had the highest number of inhabitants and (probably) that of the Magyars in 1956. The highest population of Romanians (39) was determined in 1920, that of Roma (104) in 1966 and that of Romanian Germans in 1910.

Attractions

The buildings in the community center, erected on both sides in Strada Principală (main street) in the 19th century, are under monument protection.
In the incorporated village of Torba, the properties in the Str. Principală No. 4, 5, 10, 12, 20-26, 31, 46, 49, 54, 62, 64 and 112 built in the 19th century, are under monument protection.
The Reformed churches in the community center and in the incorporated village of Torba .

View of Măgherani
Reformed Church in Măgherani
House under monument protection in Măgherani
Reformed Church in Șilea Nirajului
House under monument protection in Torba

Personalities

Péterfy László (* 1936), born in Șilea Nirajului ( Nyárádselye in Hungarian ), is a painter and sculptor.
Sándor Tóth (1913–2007), born in Torba (Hungarian Torboszló ), was a mathematician.

Web links

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

Măgherani at ghidulprimariilor.ro

Individual evidence

↑ 2011 census in Romania ( MS Excel ; 1.3 MB)
↑ Arcanum Kézikönyvtár: Historical-administrative book of place names of Transylvania, Banat and Partium. Retrieved June 11, 2018 (Hungarian).
↑ Heinz Heltmann, Gustav Servatius (Ed.): Travel Guide Siebenbürgen . Kraft, Würzburg 1993, ISBN 3-8083-2019-2 , p. 517 .
^ ^A ^b Institute Of Archeology - Măgherani , accessed June 12, 2018 (Romanian).
↑ ^a ^b ^c List of historical monuments of the Romanian Ministry of Culture, updated 2015 (PDF; 12.7 MB; Romanian)
↑ Environmental report for the settlement area of the municipality of Măgherani. ( PDF ; 3.1 MB) Retrieved June 13, 2018 (Romanian).
↑ Censuses 1850–2002, last updated November 2, 2008 (PDF; 1 MB; Hungarian)
↑ Information on the Reformed Church in Măgherani at biserici.org, accessed on June 13, 2018 (Romanian)
↑ Information on the Reformed Church in Torba at biserici.org, accessed on June 13, 2018 (Romanian)
^ The First Hungarians Painting Expert's Office: Péterfy, László. biralat.hu, accessed June 11, 2018 (Hungarian).
^ Romániai Magyar Irodalmi Lexicon: Tóth Sándor. lexikon.kriterion.ro, accessed on June 13, 2018 (Hungarian).

[VZ2011-1] 2011 census in Romania ( MS Excel ; 1.3 MB)

[2] Arcanum Kézikönyvtár: Historical-administrative book of place names of Transylvania, Banat and Partium. Retrieved June 11, 2018 (Hungarian).

[HHGS-3] Heinz Heltmann, Gustav Servatius (Ed.): Travel Guide Siebenbürgen . Kraft, Würzburg 1993, ISBN 3-8083-2019-2 , p. 517 .

[cimec.ro-4] A ^b Institute Of Archeology - Măgherani , accessed June 12, 2018 (Romanian).

[rokm-5] List of historical monuments of the Romanian Ministry of Culture, updated 2015 (PDF; 12.7 MB; Romanian)

[6] Environmental report for the settlement area of the municipality of Măgherani. ( PDF ; 3.1 MB) Retrieved June 13, 2018 (Romanian).

[7] Censuses 1850–2002, last updated November 2, 2008 (PDF; 1 MB; Hungarian)

[8] Information on the Reformed Church in Măgherani at biserici.org, accessed on June 13, 2018 (Romanian)

[9] Information on the Reformed Church in Torba at biserici.org, accessed on June 13, 2018 (Romanian)

[10] The First Hungarians Painting Expert's Office: Péterfy, László. biralat.hu, accessed June 11, 2018 (Hungarian).

[11] Romániai Magyar Irodalmi Lexicon: Tóth Sándor. lexikon.kriterion.ro, accessed on June 13, 2018 (Hungarian).