Gheorghe Doja, Mureș

Gheorghe Doja (Hungarian: Lukafalva, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈlukɒfɒlvɒ]) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania composed of five villages:

  • Gheorghe Doja / Lukafalva
  • Ilieni / Lukailencfalva
  • Leordeni / Lőrincfalva
  • Satu Nou / Teremiújfalu
  • Tirimia / Nagyteremi
Gheorghe Doja

Lukafalva
Reformed church in Gheorghe Doja
Location in Mureș County
Gheorghe Doja
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°28′N 24°30′E
Country Romania
CountyMureș
Government
  MayorTibor Iszlai (UDMR)
Area
37.45 km2 (14.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
2,982
  Density80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.MS

History

The locality was mentioned for the first time in 1409 as Lucafalva. During its history, there were several military raids carried out against the village which also sustained a lot from flooding. After the break-up of Austria-Hungary at the end of World War I and the Hungarian–Romanian War of 1918–19, the village became part of the Kingdom of Romania, under the name Luca. As a result of the Second Vienna Award it became a part of the Kingdom of Hungary between 1940 and 1945. Since then Gheorghe Doja has been part of Romania. In 1952, it was named after György Dózsa, who led a peasants' revolt against landed nobility at the beginning of the 16th century.

Demographics

The commune has an absolute Hungarian majority. In 1910, it had a population of 713 Hungarians. According to the 2011 census, Gheorghe Doja has a population of 2,982, of which 72.74% are Hungarians, 20.69% are Romanians, and 5% are Roma.

See also

References

  1. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
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