Vețca

Veţca
Székelyvécke
Commune

Location of Veţca
Veţca

Location of Veţca

Coordinates: 46°21′0″N 24°47′0″E / 46.35000°N 24.78333°E / 46.35000; 24.78333Coordinates: 46°21′0″N 24°47′0″E / 46.35000°N 24.78333°E / 46.35000; 24.78333
Country  Romania
Status Commune
Government
 • Mayor Pál Fekete (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania)
Population (2002)
 • Total 862
Ethnicity
 • Hungarians 91.06%
 • Gypsies 7.42
 • Romanians 1.5%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Veţca (Hungarian: Székelyvécke or colloquially Vécke, Hungarian pronunciation:[ˈseːkɛjveːtskɛ]) is a commune in Mureș County, Romania that is composed of three villages:

History

It formed part of the Székely Land region of the historical Transylvania province. Until 1918, the village belonged to the Maros-Torda County of the Kingdom of Hungary. After the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, it became part of Romania.

Demographics

The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2002 Census it has a population of 862 of which 91.07% or 785 are Hungarian. [1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Romanian census 2002 Retrieved April 20, 2010.
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