Mărtinești

For the village in Cluj County, see Tureni. For the village in Satu Mare County, see Odoreu. For the village in Vrancea County, see Tătăranu. For the village in Strășeni district, see Greblești.

Mărtinești (Hungarian: Martinesd, German: Martensdorf) is a commune in Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Dâncu Mare (Nagydenk), Dâncu Mic (Kisdenk), Jeledinți (Lozsád), Măgura (Magura), Mărtinești, Tămășasa (Tamáspatak), and Turmaș (Tormás).

Mărtinești
Commune
Mărtinești village
Location in Hunedoara County
Mărtinești Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45.813°N 23.127°E / 45.813; 23.127
Country	Romania
County	Hunedoara
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Adinel Ioan Botescu (PSD)
Area	59.01 km2 (22.78 sq mi)
Elevation	246 m (807 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[1]	939
• Density	15.9/km2 (41.2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal code	337315
Area code	(+40) 02 54
Vehicle reg.	HD
Website	www.martinesti.ro

The commune is located in the central part of Hunedoara County, 8 km (5 mi) west of the city of Orăștie and 21 km (13 mi) east of the county seat, Deva. Mărtinești is situated in a hilly area, on the banks of the river Turdaș.

In 2012, four looters were sent to trial for looting from Sarmizegetusa Regia between 1998 and 2009. They looted 3,600 Greek coins (estimated at €3,794,550), a necklace (estimated at €100,000) and 35 Roman denarii from Dâncu Mare village.^[2]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1850	3,744	—
1900	3,377	−9.8%
1930	2,941	−12.9%
1977	1,817	−38.2%
1992	1,223	−32.7%
2002	1,048	−14.3%
2011	956	−8.8%
2021	939	−1.8%
Source: Census data

Natives

• Cornel Nistorescu (born 1948), journalist