Gornești (formerly Ghernesig ; Hungarian : Gernyeszeg , Hungarian pronunciation : [ˈɡɛrɲɛsɛɡ] ) is a commune in Mureș County , Transylvania , Romania composed of nine villages:
5-647: Gornești lies on the Transylvanian Plateau , on the left bank of the Mureș River . Located in the central part of the county, it is crossed by national road DN15 [ ro ] , which connects it to the county seat, Târgu Mureș , 19 km (12 mi) to the south, and to Reghin , 14 km (8.7 mi) to the north. The commune formed part of the Székely Land region of the historical Transylvania province. Until 1918, it belonged to
10-635: Is almost entirely surrounded by the Eastern , Southern and Romanian Western branches of the Carpathian Mountains . The area includes the Transylvanian Plain . It is improperly called a plateau, for it does not possess extensive plains, but is formed of a network of valleys of various size, ravines and canyons , united together by numerous small mountain ranges , which attain a height of 150–250 m (490–820 ft) above
15-648: The Maros-Torda County of the Kingdom of Hungary . After the Hungarian–Romanian War of 1919 and the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, it became part of Romania . Gornești has an absolute Hungarian majority. According to the 2011 census , it has a population of 5,577, of which 71.9% are Hungarian; 18.5% are Romanian, and 9.5% Roma. The Teleac gas field is located on the territory of the commune; it
20-418: The altitude of the valley. The plateau has a continental climate . Temperature varies a great deal in the course of a year, with warm summers contrasted by very cold winters. Vast forests cover parts of the plateau and the mountains. The mean elevation is 300–500 m (980–1,640 ft). The Transylvanian Plateau is divided into three areas: The Transylvanian Plain is also hilly (400–600 m), but because
25-415: Was discovered in 1915 and began production in 1930. This Mureș County location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Transylvanian Plateau The Transylvanian Plateau ( Romanian : Podișul Transilvaniei ; Hungarian : Erdélyi-medence ) is a plateau in central Romania . The plateau lies within and takes its name from the historical region of Transylvania , and
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