Gornești

Also known as Gernyeszeg, Kertzing

Gornești (formerly Ghernesig; , Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania composed of nine villages: Gornești, Iara de Mureș (Marosjára), Ilioara (Kisillye), Mura Mare (Nagyszederjes), Mura Mică (Kisszederjes), Pădureni (Erdőcsinád), Periș (Körtvélyfája), Petrilaca de Mureș (Magyarpéterlaka), and Teleac (Marostelek).

Key facts

Romanian subdivision.type: commune
Romanian subdivision.county: Mureș
Romanian subdivision.official_name: Gornești
Romanian subdivision.other_name: Gernyeszeg
Romanian subdivision.image_skyline: RO MS Biserica reformata din Gornesti (5).jpg
Romanian subdivision.image_caption: Reformed church in Gornești
Romanian subdivision.image_map: Gornesti jud Mures.png
Romanian subdivision.map_caption: Location in Mureș County
Romanian subdivision.leader_name: Gyula Kolcsár
Romanian subdivision.leader_party: UDMR
Romanian subdivision.term: 2020–2024
Romanian subdivision.elevation: 340
Romanian subdivision.area_total: 54.39
Romanian subdivision.population_total: auto
Romanian subdivision.postal_code: 547280
Romanian subdivision.area_code: (+40) 02 65

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==Geography== Gornești lies on the Transylvanian Plateau, on the left bank of the Mureș River. Located in the central part of the county, it is crossed by national road , which connects it to the county seat, Târgu Mureș, to the south, and to Reghin, to the north.

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