Vătava

Commune in Mureș, Romania

Coat of arms

Location in Mureș County

(2020–2024) Emil Bendriș (PSD)Area

168.80 km² (65.17 sq mi)Elevation

648 m (2,126 ft)Population

(2021-12-01)^[1]

1,709 • Density10/km² (26/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Postal code

547630

Area code(+40) 02 65Vehicle reg.MSWebsitevatava.ro

Vătava (German: Oberrübendorf; Hungarian: Felsőrépa, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈfɛlʃøːreːpɒ]) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania composed of three villages: Dumbrava (Marosliget), Râpa de Jos (Alsórépa), and Vătava. As of 20111, it hâd a population of 1,987: 91% Romanians, 6.8% Roma and 0.2% Hungarians.^[2]

International relations

Vătava was twinned with Laval, France, until 2009.^[3]

References

^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
^ Tab8. Populaţia stabilă după etnie – judeţe, municipii, oraşe, comune, 2011 census results, Institutul Național de Statistică, accessed 3 March 2020.
^ "La fin du jumelage Laval-Vatava". Ouest-France (in French). 2009-02-14.