Luduș

Luduș (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈluduʃ]; Hungarian: Marosludas or Ludas; Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈmɒroʃludɒʃ], German: Ludasch) is a town in Transylvania, Romania in Mureș County, 44 km south-west from the county's capital Târgu Mureș.

Luduș
Marosludas
Town
Coat of arms of Luduș
Coat of arms
Location in Mureș County
Location in Mureș County
Luduș is located in Romania
Luduș
Luduș
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°28′40″N 24°5′46″E
CountryRomania
CountyMureș
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Cristian Moldovan[1] (PSD)
Area
67 km2 (26 sq mi)
Population
 (2011-10-31)[2]
15,328
 • Density230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.MS
Websitewww.ludus.ro

Six villages are administered by the town: Avrămești (Eckentelep), Cioarga (Csorga), Ciurgău (Csorgó), Fundătura (Mezőalbisitelep or Belsőtelep), Gheja (Marosgezse) and Roșiori (Andrássytelep).

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.[3]

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%)[4]

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%)[5]

Demographic movement of the population according to the census data:

Notable people

See also

Notes
  1. "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  2. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. Tab8. Populaţia stabilă după etnie – judeţe, municipii, oraşe, comune, 2011 census results, Institutul Național de Statistică, accessed 3 March 2020.
  4. Varga E. Árpád:Statistics on Ethnicity and Religious Affiliations of Transylvania, Census data, 1850–2002 (in Hungarian)
  5. Varga E. Árpád:Statistics on Ethnicity and Religious Affiliations of Transylvania, Census data, 1850–2002 (in Hungarian)
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