Cucerdea ( hu, Oláhkocsárd, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in Mureș County,

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. It is composed of three villages: Bord (''Bord''), Cucerdea, and Șeulia de Mureș (''Oláhsályi''). 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 north of

Târnăveni Târnăveni (, historically Diciosânmartin; Hungarian: ''Dicsőszentmárton'', ; German: ''Sankt Martin'', earlier ''Marteskirch'') is a city in Mureș County, central Romania. It lies on the Târnava Mică River in central Transylvania. The ci ...

and south of

Iernut Iernut ( hu, Radnót, ) is a town in Mureș County, central Transylvania, Romania. It administers eight villages: Cipău (''Maroscsapó''), Deag (''Marosdég''), Lechința (''Maroslekence''), Oarba de Mureș (''Marosorbó''), Porumbac (''Porumbák ...

, at a distance of from the county seat, Târgu Mureș. According to the 2011 Census, the commune has a population of 1,525, of which 97.18% are ethnic

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

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