Iernut is a town in Mureș County, central Transylvania, Romania. It administers eight villages: Cipău (Maroscsapó), Deag (Marosdég), Lechința (Maroslekence), Oarba de Mureș (Marosorbó), Porumbac (Porumbáktanya), Racameț (Józseftanya), Sălcud (Szélkút) and Sfântu Gheorghe (Csapószentgyörgy). It officially became a town in 1989, as a result of the Romanian rural systematization program.
Demographics
The 2011 census revealed the following demographic data:
- Romanians (76.55%)
- Hungarians (13.36%)
- Roma (9.84%)
- others (0.18%)
Main sights
- The Reformed church (built between 1486-1593)
- Kornis-Rakóczi-Bethlen Castle (built in 1545)
- The two lakes near the city
- Mureș River
- Lupoaica
- Old Buildings