Petelea

Petelea (German: Birk; Hungarian: Petele, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈpɛtɛlɛ]) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania that is composed of two villages: Habic (Hétbükk, meaning "Seven Beech Trees" in Hungarian) and Petelea. It had a population of 3,088 as of 2021; of those, 71.83% were Romanians and 21.96% Roma.

Petelea
Commune
Church of the Ascension, Petelea
Coat of arms
Location in Mureș County
Petelea Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°44′N 24°43′E
Country	Romania
County	Mureș
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Sorin Pompei Pădurean[1] (PNL)
Area	43.7 km2 (16.9 sq mi)
Highest elevation	511.7 m (1,678.8 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[2]	3,088
• Density	71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	547461
Area code	+(40) 265
Vehicle reg.	MS
Website	www.primariapetelea.ro

The commune is located in the north-central part of the county, 25 km (16 mi) northeast of Târgu Mureș and 6 km (3.7 mi) south of Reghin, on the national road DN15 [ro] road. It is situated on the left bank of the river Mureș and it is traversed by two of its affluents: the Beica and the Habic.

Natives

• Virgil Bercea (born 1957), Bishop of the Eparchy of Oradea Mare of the Greek Catholic Church since 1997

See also

• List of Hungarian exonyms (Mureș County)

References

1. "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
2. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.

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  Wooden church in Petelea
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  Romanian Orthodox church in Habic
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  View of Habic