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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

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. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.