Târnăveni

Târnăveni old spelling Tirnaveni [ tɨrnəven ʲ ] ( until 1943 Diciosânmartin, German Sankt Martin, Hungarian Dicsőszentmárton ) is a town in Mureş county in Transylvania, Romania. It lies on the River Târnava Mica ( Small Kokel ).

Population

The city had about 26,500 inhabitants in 2007.

Culture and sights

  • The City Museum was opened in 1962 and has an important collection of archaeological ethnographic pieces and works from around Târnăveni.
  • The Unitarian Church (originally a Roman Catholic St. Martin's Church ) was built in the 15th century in Gothic style.
  • Also worth seeing is the Orthodox St. Treime Church (built 1939-1940 ), the Orthodox St. George's Church and today's Catholic church of St. Martin.
  • About 15 km from Târnăveni towards Blaj is a built in 1570-1580 medieval castle.
  • Another tourist destination is the corona woods, on a hill overlooking the city between the rivers Mureş and Târnava Mica.

City partnerships and friendships

  • Germany Halle, Germany
  • Hungary Hajduszoboszlo, Hungary

Sons and daughters of the town

  • György Szabó (1920-2011), philologist
  • György Ligeti (1923-2006), Hungarian composer
  • Attila Demjén (1926-1973), painter
  • Gyula Maurer (1927-2012), mathematician
  • Árpád Bényi (1931-2006), Hungarian painter
  • Petru Emil (1939-1995), the Romanian football player
  • Tibor Palffy (born 1967 ), actor
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