Gornești
commune in Mureș County, Romania
Gornești (formerly Ghernesig; Hungarian: Gernyeszeg, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈɡɛrɲɛsɛɡ]) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania composed of nine villages: Gornești, Iara de Mureș (Marosjára), Ilioara (Kisillye), Mura Mare (Nagyszederjes), Mura Mică (Kisszederjes), Pădureni (Erdőcsinád), Periș (Körtvélyfája), Petrilaca de Mureș (Magyarpéterlaka), and
Teleac (Marostelek).
Geography
Gornești lies on the Transylvanian Plateau, on the left bank of the Mureș River. Located in the central part of the county, it is crossed by national road DN15, which connects it to the county seat, Târgu Mureș, 19 km (12 mi) to the south, and to Reghin, 14 km (8.7 mi) to the north.
History
The commune formed part of the Székely Land region of the historical Transylvania province. Until 1918, it belonged to the Maros-Torda County of the Kingdom of Hungary. After the Hungarian–Romanian War of 1919 and the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, it became part of Romania.
Demographics
Gornești has an absolute Hungarian majority. According to the 2011 census, it had a population of 5,577, of which 71.9% were Hungarians, 18.5% Romanians, and 9.5% Roma. At the 2021 census, the commune had 5,072 inhabitants; of those, 69.28% were Hungarians, 15.18% Romanians, and 8.28% Roma.
Natives
István Bethlen (1874–1946), aristocrat and statesman, Prime Minister of Hungary from 1921 to 1931
Sámuel Teleki (1739–1822), Chancellor of Transylvania, famous book collector
Alexandru Todea (1912–2002), Greek-Catholic bishop of the Alba Iulia Diocese and later cardinal
Economy
The Teleac gas field is located on the territory of the commune; it was discovered in 1915 and began production in 1930.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 20, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5064467. VIAF identifies the subject as 1017170868698322930004. Authority coordinates are 46.682, 24.707. None of the 2 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1918, 1919, 1920 and 2011.
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