Hodac ( hu, Görgényhodák, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in Mureș County,

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. It is composed of seven villages: Arșița (''Ársica''), Bicașu (''Bikás''), Dubiștea de Pădure (''Erdődubiste''), Hodac, Mirigioaia (''Mirigalja''), Toaca (''Toka''), and Uricea (''Uricse''). The commune lies on the banks of the Gurghiu River. It is situated at an altitude of , at the foot of the

Gurghiu Mountains 300px, Carpathian Mountains in Romania. The Gurghiu Mountains are to the north of the center of this image. The Gurghiu Mountains (Romanian: Munții Gurghiu, Hungarian: Görgény) are a range in the Căliman-Harghita Mountains of the Eastern Car ...

. Hodac is located in the northeastern part of the county, east of the nearest city,

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, and from the county seat, Târgu Mureș. It neighbors the following communes: Ibănești to the south and east,

Lunca Bradului Lunca Bradului ( hu, Palotailva, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Lunca Bradului, Neagra (''Nyágra'') and Sălard (''Szalárd''). The right tributary Ilva flows int ...

to the north, and Gurghiu to the west.

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Nicolae Pop Nicolae Vasile Pop (born January 3, 1951) is a Romanian former volleyball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics. He was born in Hodac Hodac ( hu, Görgényhodák, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a Commune in Romania, commune in Mur ...

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

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