Bălăușeri


Bălăușeri is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Agrișteu, Bălăușeri, Chendu, Dumitreni, Filitelnic and Senereuș.
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AgrișteuEgrestőAgreschteln
BălăușeriBalavásárBladenmarkt
ChenduNagykendGroßkend
DumitreniSzentdemeterMettersdorf
FilitelnicFületelkeFelldorf
SenereușSzénaverősZendersch

History

The village was in the northern reaches of Küküllő County in Transylvania, just over the border from the Székely Land; the county was split in the 1876 administrative reform, and thereafter the village belonged to Kis-Küküllő County in the Kingdom of Hungary. After the 1920 Treaty of Trianon, it became part of Romania along with the rest of Transylvania.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census, the commune has a population of 4,698 of which 3,195 are Hungarians, 905 Romanians, 662 Roma and 10 Germans. Bălăușeri village has a population of 1228 people.