Brâncovenești, Mureș
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| Brâncovenești Marosvécs | |
|---|---|
| Commune | |
  Brâncovenești | |
| Coordinates: 46°52′N 24°46′E / 46.867°N 24.767°E | |
| Country |
 Romania |
| County | Mureș County |
| Population (2002)[1] | 4,518 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Brâncovenești (formerly Ieciu and Delavrancea; Hungarian: Marosvécs, Hungarian pronunciation: [mɒroʃveːtʃ] or Vécs; German: Wetsch) is a commune in Mureș County, Romania.
The commune is composed of five villages: Brâncovenești, Idicel (Idecspatak), Idicel-Pădure (Erdőidecs), Săcalu de Pădure (Erdőszakál) and Vălenii de Mureș (Disznajó).
Within its area is the castle Marosvécs, which is the only castle to survive the Mongol Invasion of Hungary in 1241-42. At the time, it was referred to as Vécs. It guarded the salt mines of Gömör.
See also
- List of Hungarian exonyms (Mureş County)
Coordinates: 46°52′N 24°46′E / 46.867°N 24.767°E
References
- ↑ Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 1, 2010
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