Târgu Mureș

Târgu Mureș, sometimes abbreviated ''Tg. Mureș'' and known as Marosvásárhely among its Hungarian-speaking population, is a city in Transylvania, Romania.

Understand
Famous for its Art Nouveau buildings, Târgu Mureș is the cultural and economical centre of the Székely Land. First mentioned as Forum Siculorum in a document dating to 1300, market rights were bestowed in 1482. Both the Romanian name Târgu Mureș and Hungarian Marosvásárhely mean "market (place) on the river Mureș/Maros". The town prospered especially during the late-19th and early-20th century, the population quadrupled between 1869 and 1966.

Before World War I, Marosvásárhely belonged to the Kindom of Hungary and 90% of inhabitants were ethnic Hungarians and Hungarian-speaking Jews. Since 1919, when the town was awarded to Romania, the share of ethnic Romanians grew steadily, but Magyars (ethnic Hungarians) still were the majority population until the 1990s. Nowadays, ethnic Romanians make up just over half of the population, with 45% Magyars and more than 2% Romanies. There is a religious diversity as well: 47% profess Romanian Orthodoxy, 30% belong to the Reformed (Protestant) Church, 13.5% are Roman Catholic, 2.6% each are Eastern Catholic or Unitarian.

By train


Destinations:

There are five daily trains to/from Brasov, (6½–9 hr), two to/from Bucharest (9½–10 hr), and one to/from Timisoara (6½ hr). There is also a daily train to/from Budapest. Service to Cluj-Napoca (4 hr) is available with a transfer and 1-hr layover. There is also a daily direct train from Cluj that takes just under 3 hr and arrives at Târgu Mureș at 19:00. Tickets start at around 30 lei.

By bus
A bus is by far the cheapest option to get around. As of September 2019, a one-journey ticket costs 2 lei and a day ticket 5 lei. The route is posted on the front window of the bus.

By taxi
Rate for most companies is 2.64 lei/km. The cab drivers can speak Romanian and usually Hungarian. Many are also fluent in English.

By bicycle
At the football stadium, you can rent a bike for free for 2 hr, but you have to sign a contract in Romanian and submit your photo ID.

Do

 * The Târgu-Mureș Historical Society occasionally holds seminars on local history and mythology in English.
 * The Târgu-Mureș Historical Society occasionally holds seminars on local history and mythology in English.
 * The Târgu-Mureș Historical Society occasionally holds seminars on local history and mythology in English.

Buy
The main shopping area is the Trandafirilor Square which is the center of the city.

There are also shopping malls:

Clubs
Being a university town, there are plenty of clubs to go out at night to have fun with local and international students. Smoking is generally allowed in the clubs.



Go next

 * Târnăveni – 37 km southwest
 * Sighișoara – 55 km southeast, a medieval old town
 * Mediaș – 60 km southwest
 * Turda – 75 km west
 * Cluj-Napoca – 110 km northwest or 2½–3 hr by train
 * Sibiu – 120 km south
 * Brașov – 170 km southeast