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41-570: The commune is located in the northeastern part of Sibiu County, on the border with the Mureș and Brașov counties. It lies in the middle of the Transylvanian Plateau , on the banks of the river Hârtibaciu . County road DJ106 connects Brădeni to the county seat, Sibiu , 82 km (51 mi) to the southwest, and to Sighișoara , 23 km (14 mi) to the north. County road DJ104D leads to Făgăraș , 38 km (24 mi) to

82-420: A tower that measures more than 47m high. The four smaller towers are proofs of the town's "Right to the sword". The construction of the church began at the end of the 13th century. Over the years, the architecture was modified because the church underwent many dramatic events. It was set on fire in 1400, 1630, and 1778. The documents reveal the use of several styles of early and transition Gothic style . The church

123-467: A vibrant multicultural fabric that includes Hungarian-speaking Székelys and Transylvanian Saxons , with a rich heritage of fortified churches and towns . In Hungarian , it is known as Maros megye ( [ˈmɒroʃ ˈmɛɟɛ] ), and in German as Kreis Mieresch . Under Kingdom of Hungary , a county with a similar name ( Maros-Torda County , Romanian : Comitatul Mureş-Turda ) was created in 1876. There

164-588: Is a city in Mureș County , Transylvania , central Romania , on the Mureș River . As of 2021 , it had a population of 29,742, making it the second biggest city of the Mureș county , just behind the capital Târgu Mureș and ahead of Sighișoara . Reghin lies 32 km (20 mi) north-northeast of Târgu Mureș , extending on both shores of the river Mureș, at the confluence with the Gurghiu River . It

205-558: Is a county ( județ ) of Romania , in the historical region of Transylvania , with the administrative centre in Târgu Mureș . The county was established in 1968, after the administrative reorganization that re-introduced the historical județ ( county ) system, still used today. This reform eliminated the previous Mureș-Magyar Autonomous Region , which had been created in 1952 within the People's Republic of Romania . Mureș County has

246-627: Is the first to manufacture instruments. In time, other companies were set up among which "Gliga Instrumente Muzicale". Yehudi Menuhin used a violin made by "Gliga" company. Reghin is represented by Avântul Reghin in association football . Avântul played in Liga I in the 1955 season . The team played in Liga III during the 2015–16 season. In 1850, the population of the town was 4,227, of which 2,964 were Germans, 644 Romanians, 556 Hungarians, and 63 others. In 1910, Reghin had 7,310 inhabitants, and

287-654: The Maros-Torda County of the Kingdom of Hungary . The territory of Mureș County was transferred to Romania from Hungary as successor state to Austria-Hungary in 1920 under the Treaty of Trianon . In 1938, King Carol II promulgated a new Constitution , and subsequently he had the administrative division of the Romanian territory changed. 10 ținuturi (approximate translation: "lands") were created (by merging

328-653: The Tatar and Cuman incursions (1285), the town developed rapidly: already in the second half of the 13th century the city was the residence and power centre of the families Tomaj and Kacsik, to whom the nearby lands were awarded by the Hungarian Crown. Reghin became a minor ecclesiastical centre in 1330, with the building of the Gothic church ( Roman Catholic at the time, it now serves the Protestant community) in

369-528: The death camps and other Jews who had arrived in Reghin from places in different parts of Romania. The community gradually declined as a result of emigration to Israel and elsewhere. In 1971 there were still some 20 to 25 Jewish families living in Reghin and even fewer in the early 21st century. Reghin possesses some of the architectural elements that are unique in Transylvania . The stylistic details and

410-640: The sixteenth largest city in Romania , with a population of 116,033 people. The next city in the county by number of people is Reghin , with 29,742 people, followed by Sighișoara , with 23,927 and then Târnăveni , with 20,604. In terms of religion: Some of the main tourist attractions in the county are: The only cable provider in Târgu-Mureș is RCS&RDS , in Reghin is Gliga CATV , and in Sighișoara Teleson . The predominant industries in

451-481: The 19th century. In the old mansion of the castle lived between 1584 and 1592 Gyulai Pál of Apalina (1559–1592). He was a royal diplomat, historian, chronicler, doctor, and classical poet. The castle was built in the Renaissance style with baroque elements. In 1953 the castle was taken over and used by different educational institutions for disabled persons. It has recently been returned to its owners according to

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492-593: The Austro-Hungarian authorities. In the summer of 1944 the local Jews were concentrated into a ghetto set up in a brick factory. Jews from the surrounding area were also brought there. From this ghetto about 6,000 Jews were deported to Auschwitz by the Hungarian authorities, at the request of the Nazi occupiers. After World War II, in 1947 a community numbering about 820 was formed mostly by survivors of

533-578: The German part of the city; it is still the largest church in the area, and hosts the oldest Medieval Latin inscription of any church in Transylvania. The Hungarian part of the city has an even older church, initially built in the Romanesque style. At the beginning of the 15th century the settlement gained city rights , and, from 1427, the right to hold fairs. In the 16th and 17th century Reghin

574-517: The Târgu Mureș– Deda – Gheorgheni Romanian Railways line 405 . Reghin was first mentioned in 1228 in a charter of Hungarian King Andrew II as Regun – however, evidence of its strategic location and defence system suggests that the town might have been considerably older, possibly founded by Ladislaus I . Despite the devastations of the city during the Mongol invasion (1241) and during

615-471: The appointment of Petru Groza as Prime Minister , when the city again became part of Romania. After the war, Reghin lost some of its former Transylvanian Saxon character — as many Germans left for West Germany during the later stages of Communist Romania — and ethnic Romanians and Hungarians were settled in their place. The data of the 1992 census showed a population of 24,601 Romanians, 12,471 Hungarian, 1,790 Romani , and 346 Germans. In 1994, Reghin

656-577: The census data of 1930, the county's population was 289,546, of which 45.8% were Romanians, 42.6% Hungarians, 3.9% Germans, 3.9% Romanies, 3.4% Jews, as well as other minorities. By mother tongue, the county population consisted of 45.9% Hungarian speakers, 45.5% Romanian speakers, 3.9% German speakers, 2.2% Yiddish speakers, and 2.1% Romany speakers. In the religious aspect, the population consisted of 32.4% Greek Catholic, 30.3% Reformed, 14.5% Eastern Orthodox, 12.1% Roman Catholic, 3.9% Lutheran, 3.6% Jewish, 2.6% Unitarian, as well as other minorities. In 1930,

697-532: The community remained Orthodox throughout its existence. Hasidic influence was also felt. Besides the synagogue, there were two kloyzn (houses of prayer) where the Hasidim used to pray and had their own rabbis . A prominent figure in the community during its early years was the Orthodox rabbi Hillel Pollak, who was spiritually close to the extreme Orthodox rabbi Hillel Lichtenstein. A Jewish elementary school

738-587: The counties) to be ruled by rezidenți regali (approximate translation: "Royal Residents") – appointed directly by the King – instead of the prefects . Mureș County became part of Ținutul Mureș . In 1940, the county was transferred back to Hungary with the rest of Northern Transylvania under the Second Vienna Award . Beginning in 1944, Romanian forces with Soviet assistance recaptured the ceded territory and reintegrated it into Romania, re-establishing

779-487: The county are: Mureș County and Sibiu County together produce about 50% of the natural gas developed in Romania. Salt is also extracted in the county. The Mureș County Council, renewed at the 2020 local elections , consists of 34 counsellors, with the following party composition: Mureș County has 4 municipalities, 7 towns and 91 communes. Municipalities Towns Communes Historically, Mureş-Turda County

820-523: The county is part of the Transylvanian Plateau , with deep but wide valleys. The main river crossing in the county is the Mureș River . The Târnava Mare River and the Târnava Mică River also cross the county. Mureș County is bordered by seven other counties: Suceava, Harghita, Brașov, Sibiu, Alba, Cluj and Bistrița-Năsăud. In 2022 , the population of Mureș County was registered as 518,193 people, 22,39% of them living in Târgu Mureș , making it

861-740: The county. Romanian jurisdiction over the entire county per the Treaty of Trianon was reaffirmed in the Paris Peace Treaties, 1947 . The county was disestablished by the communist government of Romania in 1950 , and re-established in 1968 when Romania restored the county administrative system. The county originally consisted of seven districts ( plăși ): A subsequent administrative adjustment added one district, divided Plasa Mureș into two, and divided Plasa Reghin into two, leaving ten districts: The county had two urban localities: Târgu Mureş (a city) and Reghin (urban commune). According to

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902-735: The end of World War I and the declaration of the Union of Transylvania with Romania , the Romanian Army took control of the area in December 1918, during the Hungarian–Romanian War . The city officially became part of the Kingdom of Romania in June 1920 under the terms of the Treaty of Trianon , under which Hungary relinquished all of Transylvania. In August 1940, the Second Vienna Award , arbitrated by Germany and Italy , reassigned

943-538: The goods of the private producers from Reghin are in the market all over Romania and abroad. The wood processing industry is represented by companies such as Larix, Gralemn, Remex, Bucin-Mob, Prolemn, and Amis. Reghin is well known for the industry of the musical instruments, especially of violins. There are many companies that produce instruments using the famous resonance wood from the Călimani and Gurghiu forests. The violins made in Reghin are used abroad. The "Hora" Company

984-592: The new laws of property. The "Petru Maior" municipal library has more than 130,000 books, one of which dating from the 16th century. Another important book is Petru Maior 's "History of the Romanians' Origins in Dacia". The Ethnographic Museum has a rich patrimony, grouped in 49 collections of ethnography, folk art, artistry, records. The edifice is a monument of architecture built in 1892. The items exhibited concern trades, national costumes, and tradition specific to

1025-573: The northeast with the counties of Câmpulung and Neamț , and on the southeast with the counties of Ciuc and Odorhei . Most of the territory of the historical county is found in the present Mureș County, except for the northeastern area, which is located in Harghita County , and the northwestern area in Bistrița-Năsăud County today. Prior to World War I , the territory of the county belonged to Austria-Hungary and identical with

1066-448: The south. A hall-shaped Lutheran church was erected by the local Transylvanian Saxon community in the 14th century. [REDACTED] Media related to Brădeni at Wikimedia Commons This Sibiu County location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Mure%C8%99 County Mureș County ( Romanian pronunciation: [ˈmureʃ] , Romanian : Județul Mures , Hungarian : Maros megye )

1107-700: The territory of Northern Transylvania (which included Reghin) from Romania to Hungary . Almost 30% of the inhabitants were Jews at that time. In May 1944, the Jews were gathered in the Reghin ghetto and on 4 June 1944 were deported to the Auschwitz concentration camp . Towards the end of World War II , Romanian and Soviet armies entered the city in October 1944. The territory of Northern Transylvania remained under Soviet military administration until March 9, 1945, after

1148-472: The timber industry. The institutions of the community assisted the poor. Some of the Ḥadarim established by the community translated the Pentateuch into German instead of Yiddish in order to facilitate study of this language by the children. From 1919 there was considerable Zionist activity in Reghin, and many members of the youth organizations emigrated to Israel. The community numbered 1,587 (about 16% of

1189-514: The total population) in 1930, and 1,653 (about 10% of the total) in 1941. Between the two world wars, the Jews suffered from the nationalist and antisemitic activities of members of the Iron Guard , and from the official antisemitic policies of most of the Romanian governments. The change of rule in 1940 (from Romanian to Hungarian) did not bring with it any improvement, as was hoped by the Jews, who remembered their legal emancipation in 1867 by

1230-569: The upper course of the Mureș River , the Gurghiu valley, and part of the Transylvanian Plain . The "Eugen Nicoară" community centre was built between 1938 and 1939 when Dr. Eugen Nicoară was the president of the Reghin department of Astra Foundation. Representations of theatre, folk music, dances, chamber music, etc. are held on the stage of this building. The building in which the "Alexandru Ceușianu" secondary school functions

1271-401: The urban population of the county was 47,807, of which 54.3% were Hungarians, 24.3% Romanians, 13.4% Jews, 6.0% Germans, 1.1% Romanies, as well as other minorities. As a mother tongue in the urban population, Hungarian was spoken by 61.2% of the population, followed by Romanian, spoken by 23.6% of the population as mother tongue, Yiddish (7.4%) and German (6.2%). From the religious point of view,

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1312-510: The urban population was made up of 32.6% Reformed, 20.1% Roman Catholic, 14.2% Greek Catholic, 14.2% Jewish, 10% Eastern Orthodox, 5.9% Lutheran, 2.3% Unitarian, as well as other minorities. Reghin Reghin ( Romanian pronunciation: [ˈreɡin] ; Hungarian : Szászrégen , Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈsaːsreːɡɛn] or Régen ; German : (Sächsisch) Regen or Sächsisch-Reen ; Transylvanian Saxon : Reen )

1353-404: The wrought iron balconies in the centre of the town are examples that prove the artistry of the local craftsmen . One passes everyday by the apparently modest, yet defining signs of an ancient civilization. They personalize almost each and every building from the center of the town, making the visitor feel the fragrance of times gone by. The Evangelical church also known as the "Saxon church" has

1394-553: Was a county with the same name under the Kingdom of Romania , and a Mureș-Magyar Autonomous Region (1960–1968) under the Socialist Republic of Romania . The county has a total area of 6,714 km (2,592 sq mi). The northeastern side of the county consists of the Călimani and Gurghiu Mountains and the sub-Carpathian hills, members of the Inner Eastern Carpathians . The rest of

1435-608: Was consolidated in 1501 and since 1551, when the Transylvanian Saxons adopted the Lutheran Reformation , on the main wall are written the words: "Redemption cometh not from war, it is for peace that we all pray.". Inside the church there is an organ with 20 registers that dates from 1784. The Huszar Castle, formerly Bornemisza, situated in Apalina dates from the 13th–14th centuries and was restored in

1476-417: Was constructed in 1870 and housed the local law court. Lately in the post-war period, there was the Hungarian pedagogical school. Close by was the house of the writer and magistrate Alexandru Ceușianu . The industry of Reghin is closely related to the traditions of the medieval trades and of the modern cooperative associations. Starting with the resources in the close vicinity, rich in wood and farm produces,

1517-540: Was created by the 1926 union of the German-inhabited (formerly Szászrégen) and the Hungarian-inhabited (formerly Magyarrégen) city, and later joined with the two smaller communities of Apalina (Hungarian: Abafája ; German: Bendorf ) and Iernuțeni (Hungarian: Radnótfája ; German: Etschdorf ), added in 1956. Formally, the latter two are separate villages administered by the city. The city is on

1558-563: Was declared a city . Jews began to settle in Reghin at the close of the 18th century, an organized community was established only during the middle of the 19th century, probably in 1849. The majority of the Jews came from Bukovina and Galicia . As a result of the battles during the Revolution of 1848 against Austria and the riots in Transylvania, Reghin and its Jewish population suffered severely. The first Jewish settlers, who arrived mainly from Bukovina and Galicia, were Orthodox , and

1599-420: Was devastated by Habsburg and Ottoman troops on several occasions. It burned to the ground in 1848. In 1850 the town had 4,227 inhabitants, of which 2,964 were Germans , 644 Romanians , 556 Hungarians , 40 Jews , and 3 Roma . In 1910, the population of the city included 7,310 inhabitants, of which 2,994 were Germans , 2,947 Hungarians , and 1,311 Romanians . After the collapse of Austria-Hungary at

1640-614: Was founded in 1874. (Later it ceased its activities but was reestablished in 1910 and functioned until 1940.) The language of instruction in the school was Hungarian until 1918, after which it was Romanian. In 1885 the community became the administrative center for all the Jews of the district. The community numbered 282 in 1866, about 40 families in 1889, and 394 persons (about 7% of the total population) in 1891. Jews engaged in commerce, industry, and crafts . Their trade and industry were mainly connected with timber and some of them owned sawmills; there were also unskilled Jewish workers employed in

1681-406: Was located in the central-northern part of Greater Romania , in the central part of Transylvania . The capital was Târgu Mureș . After the administrative unification law in 1925, it was renamed to Mureș County, and the territory was reorganized. It was bordered on the south by Târnava-Mică County , on the southwest by Turda County , on the west by Cluj County , on the north by Năsăud County , on

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