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Târgu Mureș

Marosvásárhely
City
Top left: Medieval Fortress and Tower of the Reformed Church, Top right: Bob Church, Middle left: Twilight in inner city, Center: The Reformed Church in Szabadi Street, Middle right: Tower of City Hall, Bottom left: Dome of the Synagogue, Bottom right: Statue of Bolyai Farkas and János in Bolyai Square
Top left: Medieval Fortress and Tower of the Reformed Church, Top right: Bob Church, Middle left: Twilight in inner city, Center: The Reformed Church in Szabadi Street, Middle right: Tower of City Hall, Bottom left: Dome of the Synagogue, Bottom right: Statue of Bolyai Farkas and János in Bolyai Square
Flag of Târgu Mureș
Flag
 Coat of arms of Târgu Mureș
Coat of arms
Location in Mureș County
Location in Mureș County
Târgu Mureș is located in Romania
Târgu Mureș
Târgu Mureș
Location in Romania
Country  Romania
County Template:RO-MS
Status County capital
Area
 • City 49.3 km2 (19.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 census)
 • City 134,290
 • Density 2,593/km2 (6,720/sq mi)
 • Metro
212,752
Demonym(s) târgmureșean, târgmureșeancă (ro)
vásárhelyi (hu)
Ethnicity
 • Romanians 51.9%
 • Hungarians 45.2%
 • Roma 2.5%
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
540xyz1
Area code(s) +40 x652
Car Plates MS-N3
1x, y, and z are digits that indicate the street, part of the street, or even the building of the address
2x is a digit indicating the operator: 2 for the former national operator, Romtelecom, and 3 for the other ground telephone networks
3used just on the plates of vehicles that operate only within the city limits (such as trolley buses, trams, utility vehicles, ATVs, etc.)

Târgu Mureș ( Hungarian: Marosvásárhely) is the seat of Mureș County in the historical region of Transylvania, Romania. It is the 16th largest Romanian city. About 134,290 lived here based of the 2011 census.

Images for kids

  • Nameplate of Marosvásárhely cropped

    A trilingual town sign in Târgu Mureș. Marosvásárhely is the Hungarian name and Neumarkt am Mieresch, German. The top sign reflects the pre-1993 version Tîrgu-Mureș.

  • Targu Mures-1735

    The city of Maros Vásárhely in 1735

  • Eglise citalle Targu Mures

    1860 engraving depicting the Reformed Church within the Citadel

  • Targu Mures 1911

    The city centre in 1911 with the musical fountain of Péter Bodor

  • Azomures4

    Azomureș industrial plant

  • Vártemplom éjjel

    The Fortress Church is the oldest church in the town

  • Cetate tg ms

    Back of the entrance to the City Fortress

  • Palatul Culturii (Targu Mures)

    The Palace of Culture was built between 1911 and 1913.

  • Marosvásárhely, Nemzeti Színház 2

    The National Theatre built in 1973

  • Tg.Mures Primaria (1)

    City Hall

  • University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Târgu-Mureş

    Faculties of Medicine and Pharmacy of the UMFST

  • TgMures

    The bus network map of the town.

  • Stadionul Trans-sil

    Trans-sil Stadium, home to the CSM Târgu Mureș and ACS MSE Târgu Mureș football teams

  • Biserica de lemn din Targu Mures01

    Saint Michael Wooden Orthodox Church (1793)

  • Murescatedrala

    Ascension of the Lord Orthodox Cathedral (1934)

  • Evangélikus templom Marosvásárhely

    Evangelical Church

  • Szabadi úti református templom

    Reformed Church on Liberty Street (1937)

  • Unitárius templom Bolyai tér

    Unitarian Church on Bolyai Street (1931)

  • Sinagoga din Targu Mures

    Status Quo Synagogue (1900)

  • Universitatea Petru Maior Targu Mures

    Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology and Faculty of Sciences and Letters of the UMFST

  • UAT1.

    University of Arts

  • Papiu kollegium

    Alexandru Papiu Ilarian National College

  • Bolyai Farkas College

    Bolyai Farkas Elméleti Líceum

  • Unirea National College in Targu Mures

    Unirea National College

  • RO MS Liceul de arta 1

    Târgu Mureș Art High School

  • 23 bus in Marosvásárhely 2

    A bus in Târgu Mureș

  • Bus board in Kövesdomb in Marosvásárhely

    A bus stop sign in the city

  • Transilvania International Airport

    Transilvania Airport terminal

See also

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