Bahnea
{{Infobox Romanian subdivision
|type = commune
|county = Mureș
|name = Bahnea
|other_name = Bonyha
|image_flag =
|image_shield = ROU MS Bahnea CoA.jpg
|image_location =
|image_map = Bahnea jud Mures.png
|map_caption = Location in Mureș County
|leader_name = Ioan Jors{{cite web |url=https://prezenta.roaep.ro/locale27092020/romania-pv-final |title=Results of the 2020 local elections |publisher=Central Electoral Bureau |access-date=11 June 2021 |df=dmy-all}}
|term = 2020–2024
|leader_party = PNL
|image_skyline = Bonyhai ref templom.jpg
|image_caption = Reformed church
|coordinates = {{coord|46|22|N|24|29|E|region:RO|display=it}}
|elevation = 300
|elevation_min =
|elevation_max =
|area_total = 91.65
|population_total = auto
|population_as_of =
|population_footnotes =
|postal_code = 547055
|area_code = (+40) 0265
|website = {{URL|https://comunabahnea.ro/}}
}}
Bahnea ({{langx|hu|Bonyha}}; Hungarian pronunciation: {{convertIPA-hu|'|b|o|n|y|h|a}}, until 1898 Szászbonyha; German: Bachnen) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Bahnea, Bernadea (Bernád), Cund (Kund; Reussdorf), Daia (Dányán), Gogan (Gógán), Idiciu (Jövedics), and Lepindea (Leppend).
Geography
The commune is situated on the Transylvanian Plateau, at an altitude of {{cvt|300|m}}, on the banks of the river Târnava Mică and its left tributary, the Cund. The river Idiciu flows into the Cund in Bahnea village.
Bahnea commune is located in the southern part of Mureș County, {{cvt|16|km|sigfig=1}} from Târnăveni and {{cvt|26|km}} from the county seat, Târgu Mureș, on the border with Sibiu County.
Demographics
At the 2011 census, the commune had 3,739 inhabitants, of which 35.1% were Roma, 33.3% Romanians, and 30.8% Hungarians. At the 2021 census, Bahnea had a population of 3,528; of those, 39.63% were Romanians, 32.54% Roma, and 22.19% Hungarians.{{cite web|url=https://www.recensamantromania.ro/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Tabel-1.03_1.3.1-si-1.03.2.xls|title=Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021|publisher=INSSE|language=ro|date=31 May 2023}}
Natives
- Kata Bethlen (1700–1759), memoirist
- Domokos Bölöni (born 1946), writer and journalist
- Árpád Fazekas (born 1949), footballer
See also
References
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{{Gallery
|File:Castelul Bethlen din Bahnea (2).JPG|Bethlen Castle in Bahnea village
|File:GoganMS (22).JPG|Saints Michael and Gabriel Orthodox Church in Gogan
|File:RO MS Idiciu (2).jpg|Church in Idiciu
}}
{{Mureș County}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Communes in Mureș County
Category:Localities in Transylvania
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