Batoș
Batoș | |
|---|---|
 House in Dedrad | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Mureș County | |
  Batoș Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 46°53′N 24°40′E / 46.883°N 24.667°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Mureș |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Dumitru Cotoi (PSD) |
Area | 83.67 km2 (32.31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 409 m (1,342 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 3,876 |
| • Density | 46.32/km2 (120.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 547085 |
| Area code | (+40) 02 65 |
| Vehicle reg. | MS |
| Website | primariabatos |
Batoș (Hungarian: Bátos, Hungarian pronunciation: [baːtoʃ]; German: Botsch) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Batoș, Dedrad (Dedrád; Zepling), Goreni (Dedrádszéplak; Ungarisch Zepling), and Uila (Vajola; Weilau).
Geography
[edit]The commune is situated on the Transylvanian Plateau, at an altitude of 409 m (1,342 ft). It is located in the northern part of Mureș County, 16 km (10 mi) from Reghin and 49 km (30 mi) from the county seat, Târgu Mureș, on the border with Bistrița-Năsăud County.
Demographics
[edit]At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 3,876, of which 72.08% were Romanians, 14.09% Hungarians, 7.51% Roma, and 1.21% Germans.[2]
Natives
[edit]- Johann Böhm (born 1929), historian
- George Gross (1941–2010), American football defensive tackle.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
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Lutheran church in Batoș -
Dedrad -
Church in Goreni -
Orthodox church in Uila
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