Șăulia ( hu, Mezősályi, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in

Mureș County Mureș County (, ro, Județul Mures, hu, Maros megye) is a county ('' județ'') of Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania, with the administrative centre in Târgu Mureș. The county was established in 1968, after the administrative ...

Transylvania Transylvania ( ro, Ardeal or ; hu, Erdély; german: Siebenbürgen) is a historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and south its natural border is the Carpathian Mountains, and to the west the Ap ...

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

that is composed of four villages: Leorința-Șăulia (''Lőrincidűlő''), Măcicășești (''Szteuniadülő''), Pădurea (''Erdőtanya'') and Șăulia. It has a population of 2,117: 87%

Romanians The Romanians ( ro, români, ; dated exonym ''Vlachs'') are a Romance languages, Romance-speaking ethnic group. Sharing a common Culture of Romania, Romanian culture and Cultural heritage, ancestry, and speaking the Romanian language, they l ...

, 10%

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and 3%

Hungarians Hungarians, also known as Magyars ( ; hu, magyarok ), are a nation and ethnic group native to Hungary () and historical Hungarian lands who share a common culture, history, ancestry, and language. The Hungarian language belongs to the Urali ...

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Alexandru Rusu Alexandru Rusu (22 November 1884 – 9 May 1963) was a Romanian bishop of the Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic, Greek-Catholic Church. One of twelve children born to a priest in Șăulia Commune, Mureș County, he was himself ord ...

Cosmin Vancea Cosmin Grigore Vancea (born 24 December 1984) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a striker for teams such as: ASA 1962 Târgu Mureș, Gaz Metan Mediaș, ASA 2013 Târgu Mureș, CS Turnu Severin Clubul Sportiv Turnu Severin was a ...

Communes in Mureș County Localities in Transylvania {{Mureș-geo-stub