Iernut
Encyclopedia
Iernut is a town in Mureş County
, central Transylvania
, Romania
. It administers eight villages: Cipău, Deag, Lechinţa, Oarba de Mureş, Porumbac, Racameţ, Sălcud and Sfântu Gheorghe.
Mures County
Mureș is a county of Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania, with the administrative centre in Târgu Mureș.-Geography:The county has a total area of 6,714 km²....
, central Transylvania
Transylvania
Transylvania is a historical region in the central part of Romania. Bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountain range, historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni Mountains; however, the term sometimes encompasses not only Transylvania proper, but also the historical...
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
. It administers eight villages: Cipău, Deag, Lechinţa, Oarba de Mureş, Porumbac, Racameţ, Sălcud and Sfântu Gheorghe.
Demographics
The 2002 census revealed the following demographic data :- Romanians (75.91%)
- Hungarians (14.97%)
- Roma (8.94%)
- others.
Main sights
- The Reformed church (built between 1486-1593)
- Kornis-Rakóczi-Bethlen Castle (built in 1545)
- The two lakes near the city
- Mureş River
- Lupoaica
- Old Buildings