Solovăstru (, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in

Mureș County Mureș County (, , ) is a county (''județ'') of Romania, in the Historical regions of Romania, historical region of Transylvania, with the administrative centre in Târgu Mureș. The county was established in 1968, after the administrative reor ...

Transylvania Transylvania ( or ; ; or ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Siweberjen'') is a List of historical regions of Central Europe, historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and ...

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that is composed of two villages, Jabenița (''Görgénysóakna'') and Solovăstru. The commune is located in the north-central part of the county, on the left bank of the

Mureș River Mureș may refer to: * Mureș County, Romania * Mureș (river) in Romania and Hungary (''Maros'') * Mureș culture, a Bronze Age culture from Romania See also * Târgu Mureș, the capital of Mureș County * Ocna Mureș, a town in Alba Cou ...

, just east of

Reghin Reghin (; , or ; ; Transylvanian Saxon: ''Reen'') is a city in Mureș County, Transylvania, central Romania, on the Mureș River. As of 2021, it had a population of 29,742, making it the second biggest city of the Mureș county, just behind th ...

, and north of the county seat,

Târgu Mureș Târgu Mureș (, ; ; German language, German: ''Neumarkt am Mieresch'') is the seat of Mureș County in the historical region of Transylvania, Romania. It is the list of cities and towns in Romania, 16th-largest city in Romania, with 116,033 ...

. It is traversed east to west by the Gurghiu River, an affluent of the Mureș. It is surrounded to the east by Gurghiu commune, to the west by the city of Reghin, to the south by

Beica de Jos Beica de Jos (, ) is a Commune in Romania, commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Beica de Jos, Beica de Sus (''Felsőbölkény''), Căcuciu (''Görgénykakucs''), Nadășa (''Görgénynádas''), Sânmihai ...

commune, and to the north by

Ideciu de Jos Ideciu de Jos (, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Deleni (''Oroszidecs''), Ideciu de Jos, and Ideciu de Sus (''Felsőidecs''). The route of the Via Transilvanica long ...

commune. As of the 2011 census, Solovăstru had a population of 2,888, of which 85% were

Romanians Romanians (, ; dated Endonym and exonym, exonym ''Vlachs'') are a Romance languages, Romance-speaking ethnic group and nation native to Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. Sharing a Culture of Romania, ...

and 10.6%

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. At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 3,205; of those, 86.27% were Romanians, 8.21% Roma, and 1.75%

Hungarians Hungarians, also known as Magyars, are an Ethnicity, ethnic group native to Hungary (), who share a common Culture of Hungary, culture, Hungarian language, language and History of Hungary, history. They also have a notable presence in former pa ...

Natives

Virginia Zeani Virginia Zeani (born Virginia Zehan; 21 October 1925 – 20 March 2023) was a Romanian-born opera singer who sang leading soprano roles in the opera houses of Europe and North America. As a singer, she was known for her dramatic intensity and ...

(1925 – 2023), opera singer

References

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