| Gorneşti Gernyeszeg |
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| — Commune — | |
| Location of Gorneşti | |
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Gorneşti
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| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Mureş County |
| Status | Commune |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kolcsar Gyula (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 5,885 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Gorneşti (formerly Ghernesig; Hungarian: Gernyeszeg, Hungarian pronunciation: [’ɡɛrɲɛsɛɡ]) is a commune in Mureş County, Romania composed of nine villages:
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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.
The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2002 Census it has a population of 5,885 of which 75.4% or 4,437 are Hungarian.