Cucerdea ( Hungarian : Oláhkocsárd , Hungarian pronunciation : [ˈolaːkotʃaːrd] ) is a commune in Mureș County , Transylvania , Romania . It is composed of three villages: Bord ( Bord ), Cucerdea, and Șeulia de Mureș ( Oláhsályi ).
4-462: The commune is located in the southwestern part of the county, in the center of the Transylvanian Plateau , between the rivers Mureș and Târnava Mică . Cucerdea is situated 10 km (6.2 mi) north of Târnăveni and 6 km (3.7 mi) south of Iernut , at a distance of 37 km (23 mi) from the county seat, Târgu Mureș . According to the 2011 Census, the commune has
8-425: A population of 1,525, of which 97.18% are ethnic Romanians . This Mureș County location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Transylvanian Plateau The Transylvanian Plateau ( Romanian : Podișul Transilvaniei ; Hungarian : Erdélyi-medence ) is a plateau in central Romania . The plateau lies within and takes its name from the historical region of Transylvania , and
12-612: Is almost entirely surrounded by the Eastern , Southern and Romanian Western branches of the Carpathian Mountains . The area includes the Transylvanian Plain . It is improperly called a plateau, for it does not possess extensive plains, but is formed of a network of valleys of various size, ravines and canyons , united together by numerous small mountain ranges , which attain a height of 150–250 m (490–820 ft) above
16-418: The altitude of the valley. The plateau has a continental climate . Temperature varies a great deal in the course of a year, with warm summers contrasted by very cold winters. Vast forests cover parts of the plateau and the mountains. The mean elevation is 300–500 m (980–1,640 ft). The Transylvanian Plateau is divided into three areas: The Transylvanian Plain is also hilly (400–600 m), but because
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