Batoș

Commune in Mureș, Romania

Coat of arms

Location in Mureș County

(2020–2024) Dumitru Cotoi (PSD)Area

83.67 km² (32.31 sq mi)Elevation

409 m (1,342 ft)Population

(2021-12-01)^[1]

3,876 • Density46/km² (120/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Postal code

547085

Area code(+40) 02 65Vehicle reg.MSWebsiteprimariabatos.ro

Batoș (Hungarian: Bátos, Hungarian pronunciation: [baːtoʃ]; German: Botsch) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Batoș, Dedrad (Dedrád; Zepling), Goreni (Dedrádszéplak; Ungarisch Zepling), and Uila (Vajola; Weilau).

Geography

The commune is situated on the Transylvanian Plateau, at an altitude of 409 m (1,342 ft). It is located in the northern part of Mureș County, 16 km (10 mi) from Reghin and 49 km (30 mi) from the county seat, Târgu Mureș, on the border with Bistrița-Năsăud County.

Demographics

At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 3,876, of which 72.08% were Romanians, 14.09% Hungarians, 7.51% Roma, and 1.21% Germans.^[2]

Natives

Johann Böhm (born 1929), historian
George Gross (1941–2010), American football defensive tackle.

References

^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.