Mirăslău

Mirăslău (Template:Langx; Template:Langx) is a commune located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 1,805 as of 2021. The commune is composed of six villages: Cicău (Csákó), Decea (Marosdécse), Lopadea Veche (Oláhlapád), Mirăslău, Ormeniș (Marosörményes), and Rachiș (Oláhrákos).

Geography

The commune lies at the western edge of the Transylvanian Plateau, on the banks of the Mureș River. It is situated in the northern part of Alba County, Template:Cvt from the city of Aiud, on the border with Cluj County.

National road DN1 leads south to Aiud, Teiuș, and the county seat, Alba Iulia, Template:Cvt away, and north to Turda and Cluj-Napoca, at a distance of Template:Cvt. The A10 motorway runs through Decea, parallel to DN1. The Mirăslău train station serves the CFR Line 300, which runs from Bucharest to Brașov, Teiuș, Cluj-Napoca, and on to the Hungarian border.

History

Mirăslău is the site of a battle in 1600 between the Wallachian army led by Michael the Brave and the Hungarian noblemen supported by the Austrian general Giorgio Basta (see Battle of Mirăslău).

Demographics

At the 2021 census, Mirăslău had a population of 1,805; of those, 61.44% were Romanians, 24.89% Hungarians, and 5.43% Roma. At the 2011 census, the commune had a population of 1,985; of those, 67.5% were Romanians, 27.8% Hungarians, and 4.5% Roma. At the 2002 census, 66.4% were Romanian Orthodox, 25% Reformed, and 4% Greek-Catholic.

References

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