The Mureș ( Romanian: [ˈmureʃ] ) or Maros ( IPA: [ˈmɒroʃ] ; German : Mieresch , Serbian : Мориш , romanized : Moriš ) is a 789-kilometre-long (490 mi) river in Eastern Europe . Its drainage basin covers an area of 30,332 km (11,711 sq mi). It originates in the Hășmașu Mare Range in the Eastern Carpathian Mountains , Romania , rising close to the headwaters of the river Olt , and joins the Tisza at Szeged in southeastern Hungary . In Romania, its length is 761 km (473 mi) and its basin size is 27,890 km (10,770 sq mi).
11-711: The Mureș River flows through the Romanian counties Harghita , Mureș , Alba , Hunedoara , Arad and Timiș , and the Hungarian county Csongrád . The largest cities on the Mureș/Maros are Târgu Mureș , Alba Iulia , Deva and Arad in Romania as well as Makó and Szeged in Hungary. The Hungarian reaches of the Mureș/Maros are 73 km (45 mi) long as the state border. Some 28.5 km (11.0 sq mi) on
22-745: A few miles apart; yet the Mureș flows west to the Tisza , while the Olt flows south to the Danube . In the western part of the county the two Târnava rivers (Târnava Mare and Târnava Mică) flow to the Târnava Plateau, which is part of the Transylvanian Plateau . Harghita's spectacular natural scenery includes Sfânta Ana Lake , a volcanic crater lake near the town of Băile Tușnad ; Lacul Roșu
33-766: A mountain lake in the northeast near the town of Gheorgheni , and Cheile Bicazului , a dramatic, narrow canyon formed by the Bicaz stream. The county is renowned for its spa resorts and mineral waters . The county's main industries: The main tourist attractions in Harghita county are The Harghita County Council, renewed at the 2020 local elections , consists of 30 counsellors, with the following party composition: Harghita County has 4 municipalities, 5 towns and 58 communes 46°22′N 25°48′E / 46.36°N 25.80°E / 46.36; 25.80 Pianul The Pianul ( Hungarian : Pián-patak )
44-400: Is a county ( județ ) in the center of Romania , in eastern Transylvania , with the county seat at Miercurea Ciuc . In 2002, Harghita County had a population of 326,222 and a population density of 52/km . In 2011, it had a population of 302,432 and a population density of 46/km . In 2021, it had a population of 291,950, and a population density of 43/km . Harghita county has
55-611: The Ottomans . The following towns are situated along the river Mureș, from source to mouth: Toplița , Reghin , Târgu Mureș , Luduș , Ocna Mureș , Aiud , Teiuș , Alba Iulia , Geoagiu , Orăștie , Simeria , Deva , Lipova , Arad , Nădlac (all in Romania), Makó , Szeged (both in Hungary). The Mureș flows through the following communes (grouped by counties, from source to mouth): The following rivers are tributaries to
66-584: The ethnic Romanians are primarily Orthodox . Catholicism is strongest in the east, in the former Csíkszék , while Protestants are concentrated in the south and west of Odorheiu Secuiesc . By religion, the county is divided roughly as follows: Harghita County has a total area of 6,639 km . Harghita consists primarily of mountains, connected to the Eastern Carpathians , such as the Ciuc and Harghita Mountains ; volcanic plateaux, foothills, and
77-432: The highest percentage of Hungarians in Romania, just ahead of Covasna county . The Hungarians form the majority of the population in most of the county's municipalities, with Romanians concentrated in the northern and eastern part of the county (particularly Toplița and Bălan ), as well as in the enclave of Voșlăbeni . The Székelys of Harghita are mostly Roman Catholic, with Reformed and Unitarian minorities, while
88-539: The more densely populated river valleys. The mountains are volcanic in origin, and the region is known for its excellent hot mineral springs. Harghita is known as one of the coldest regions in Romania, although summers can be quite warm. It is in this county that two of the most important rivers in Romania, the Mureș and the Olt , originate. These rivers' origins, near the villages of Izvoru Mureșului and Sândominic , are only
99-604: The northern side of the river are protected as part of the Körös-Maros National Park . The Maros Floodplain Protected Area consists of gallery forests, floodplain meadows and 0.6 km (0.23 sq mi) of forest reserve near Szeged. Salt used to be traded in medieval times on the river on large rafts. The river is known to be first mentioned by Herodotus in 485 BC bearing the name Maris (Μάρις). Strabo calls it Marisos (Μάρισος). It
110-2262: The river Mureș (from source to mouth): Left: Cărbunele Negru, Senetea , Fierăstrăul, Șumuleul Mare , Borzontul Mare , Borzontul Mic , Pietrosul , Bacta , Limbuș, Piatra , Eseniu , Martonca , Calnaci, Muscă, Gălăuțaș , Zăpodea, Măgheruș , Mărșinețul de Sus, Gudea Mare , Sălard , Iod , Borzia, Sebeș , Fițcău, Idicel , Deleni , Gurghiu , Mocear, Beica , Habic , Petrilaca , Valea cu Nuci, Terebici , Pocloș , Budiu, Niraj , Pârâul Mare, Lăscud, Sărata , Șeulia , Valea Luncilor, Ațintiș , Găbud, Fărău , Ciunga, Pusta Băgăului, Rât , Târnava , Hăpria, Sebeș , Pianul , Cioara , Cugir , Vaidei , Romos , Orăștie , Turdaș , Strei , Tâmpa, Cerna , Herepeia, Căoi , Vulcez, Leșnic , Săcămaș, Plai , Dobra , Abucea , Valea Mare , Sălciva, Peștiș , Căpriorișca, Somonița , Birchiș, Izvor , Corbul, Fiac, Suliniș , Lalașinț, Chelmac, Pârâul Mare , Șiștarovăț , Țârnobara, Sinicoț , Valea Fânețelor de Jos, Zădărlac, and Zădăreni Right: Chindeni , Arinul Scurt, Chirtoegher, Strâmba , Pârâul Noroios, Belcina , Lăzarea , Ghiduț, Ditrău , Faier, Jolotca , Filipea, Sărmaș, Ciucic , Toplița , Călimănel , Mermezeu, Zebrac , Neagra, Ilva , Obcina Ferigelor (Fântânel), Răstolița , Gălăoaia , Bistra , Pietriș, Dumbrava, Râpa , Agriș, Lueriu , Luț , Șar , Voiniceni , Cuieșd , Valea Fânațelor, Șăușa, Valea din Jos , Lechința , Ranta, Pârâul de Câmpie , Grindeni, Arieș , Unirea , Ciugud , Ormeniș, Mirăslău, Lopadea, Aiud , Gârbova , Geoagiu (Alba) , Galda , Ampoi , Pâclișa, Valea Vințului , Blandiana , Stânișoara, Băcăinți , Homorod , Geoagiu (Hunedoara) , Boiul, Bobâlna , Valea lui Sânpetru, Lazu , Vărmaga , Certej , Boholt , Căian , Bejan, Boz , Sârbi , Băcișoara , Gurasada , Zam , Almaș , Petriș , Crăciuneasca, Troaș , Vinești , Stejar , Julița , Valea Mare, Grosul , Monoroștia , Bârzava , Nadăș, Conop , Cornic, Milova , Jernova, Șoimoș , Radna, Cladova , Crac, and Száraz-ér Harghita County Harghita County ( Romanian : Județul Harghita , Romanian pronunciation: [harˈɡita] and Hungarian : Hargita megye , pronounced [ˈhɒrɡitɒ] )
121-799: Was known in Latin as the Marisus ; the Mureș is also mentioned, as Morisis (Μορήσης), in a document of the Byzantine Emperor Constantine VII , in 948 AD. It was also known in German variously as the Mieresch , Marosch or Muresch , owing to Transylvanian Saxon settlements and prior Habsburg rule. It was known in Turkish as the Maroş or Muriş under
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