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Luduș
Marosludas
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Location in Mureș County
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 Luduș
Location in Romania
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| Country |  Romania |
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| County | Mureș | |
| Area | 67 km2 (26 sq mi) | |
| Population
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| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) | |
Luduș (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈluduʃ]; Hungarian: Marosludas or Ludas; Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈmɒroʃludɒʃ[unsupported input][[Help:IPA/Hungarian|]][unsupported input][[Help:IPA/Hungarian|]][unsupported input][[Help:IPA/Hungarian|]][unsupported input][[Help:IPA/Hungarian|]][unsupported input][[Help:IPA/Hungarian|]][unsupported input][[Help:IPA/Hungarian|]][unsupported input][[Help:IPA/Hungarian|]][unsupported input][[Help:IPA/Hungarian|]][unsupported input][[Help:IPA/Hungarian|]][unsupported input][[Help:IPA/Hungarian|]][unsupported input][[Help:IPA/Hungarian|]][unsupported input][[Help:IPA/Hungarian|]][unsupported input][[Help:IPA/Hungarian|]][unsupported input][[Help:IPA/Hungarian|]][unsupported input][[Help:IPA/Hungarian|]][unsupported input][[Help:IPA/Hungarian|]][unsupported input][[Help:IPA/Hungarian|]][unsupported input][[Help:IPA/Hungarian|]][unsupported input][[Help:IPA/Hungarian|]][unsupported input][[Help:IPA/Hungarian|]][unsupported input][[Help:IPA/Hungarian|]][unsupported input]], German: Ludasch) is a town in Transylvania, Romania in Mureș County, 44 km south-west from the county's capital Târgu Mureș.
Six villages are administered by the town: Avrămești (Eckentelep), Cioarga (Csorga), Ciurgău (Csorgó), Fundătura (Mezőalbisitelep or Belsőtelep), Gheja (Marosgezse) and Roșiori (Andrássytelep).
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History
- 1330 – First mentioned as Plehanus de Ludas.
- 1377 – Mentioned in a transaction between two Hungarian nobles.
- 1930 – 5,085 inhabitants.
- 1940 to 1944, Hungarians occupied the town. The Jewish population is murdered during the Luduș massacre from 5 to 13 September 1944.
- 1960 - Luduș became a town.
- 1966 - 11,794 inhabitants.
- 2002 - 17,497 inhabitants.
Demographics
In 2011, it had a population of 15,328; out of them, 65.9% were Romanian, 23.2% were Hungarian, and 6.3% were Roma.
In 1850, the town had 1,166 inhabitants. Ethnic composition of the town according to the 1850 census:
- Romanians: 1,065 (91.34%)
- Hungarians: 34 (2.92%)
In 1910, the town had 4632 inhabitants. Ethnic composition of the town according to the 1910 census:
- Hungarians:3,116 (67.27%)
- Romanians:1,385 (29.9%)
Demographic movement of the population according to the census data:
Notable people
- Dănuț Borbil (born 1973), professional Romanian arm-wrestler
- Andreo Cseh (1895–1979), Hungarian/Dutch Roman Catholic priest
- Cornel Gheți (born 1986), Romanian footballer
- Ella Kovacs (born 1964), Romanian middle-distance runner
- Sergiu Mândrean (born 1978), Romanian footballer
- Horațiu Pungea (born 1986), Romanian rugby union player
- László Sepsi (born 1987), Romanian footballer
- Tara (von Neudorf) (born 1974), Romanian artist
See also
In Spanish: Luduș para niños
- List of Hungarian exonyms (Mureș County)
