Suplac

Coordinates: 46°23′N 24°31′E / 46.383°N 24.517°E / 46.383; 24.517
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Suplac
Küküllőszéplak
Location in Mureș County
Location in Mureș County
Suplac is located in Romania
Suplac
Suplac
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°23′N 24°31′E / 46.383°N 24.517°E / 46.383; 24.517
CountryRomania
CountyMureș
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Béla Szakács[1] (UDMR)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
2,047
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.MS

Suplac (Hungarian: Külüllőszéplak; Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈkykylːøːseːplɒk], meaning "nice place on the river Küküllő") is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania which is composed of five villages:

  • Idrifaia / Héderfája
  • Laslău Mare / Oláhszentlászló
  • Laslău Mic / Kisszentlászló
  • Suplac
  • Vaidacuta / Vajdakuta

History

It formed part of the Székely Land region of the historical Transylvania province. Until 1918, the village belonged to the Maros-Torda County of the Kingdom of Hungary. After the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, it became part of Romania.

Economy

The

Laslău Mare gas field
is located in the village of Laslău Mare. It was established in 1925 and is still operational as of 2010. The estimated reserves have been quantified as 5×109m3 (176 billion cubic feet).

Demographics

The commune has a

Romanians
.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
Suplac as Szeplak in Josephinische Landaufnahme, 1769–73
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