Madaras, Mures
Encyclopedia
Mădăraş is a commune in Mureş County
, Romania
. It became an independent commune when it split from Band
in 2004. The commune is composed of a single village, Mădăraş, and has an absolute Székely
Hungarian majority. For demographics see Band.
region of the historical Transylvania
province. Until 1918, the village belonged to the Maros-Torda County of the Kingdom of Hungary
. After the Treaty of Trianon
of 1920, it became part of Romania
.
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....
, 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 became an independent commune when it split from Band
Band, Mures
Band is a commune in Mureş County, Romania, composed of twelve villages:*Band*Drăculea Bandului / Drekulyatelep*Fânațe / Fekete*Fânațele Mădărașului / Szénáságy*Iştan-Tău / Istentó...
in 2004. The commune is composed of a single village, Mădăraş, and has an absolute Székely
Székely
The Székelys or Székely , sometimes also referred to as Szeklers , are a subgroup of the Hungarian people living mostly in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania, Romania...
Hungarian majority. For demographics see Band.
History
It formed part of the Székely LandSzékely Land
The Székely Land or Szekler Land refers to the territories inhabited mainly by the Székely, a Hungarian-speaking ethnic group from eastern Transylvania...
region of the historical 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...
province. Until 1918, the village belonged to the Maros-Torda County of the Kingdom of Hungary
Kingdom of Hungary
The Kingdom of Hungary comprised present-day Hungary, Slovakia and Croatia , Transylvania , Carpatho Ruthenia , Vojvodina , Burgenland , and other smaller territories surrounding present-day Hungary's borders...
. After the Treaty of Trianon
Treaty of Trianon
The Treaty of Trianon was the peace agreement signed in 1920, at the end of World War I, between the Allies of World War I and Hungary . The treaty greatly redefined and reduced Hungary's borders. From its borders before World War I, it lost 72% of its territory, which was reduced from to...
of 1920, it became part of 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...
.