Târgu Mureș

Târgu-Mureș is the seat of Mureș County in the north-central part of Romania. The current Romanian name of the city, Târgu Mureș, is the equivalent with the Hungarian Marosvásárhely, both meaning “market on the Mureș (Maros) River”. In Romanian, târg means “market” and, in Hungarian, vásárhely means “marketplace”. The Hungarian Marosvásárhely is sometimes shortened to Vásárhely.

Târgu Mureș Municipality is a welcoming city, given the multicultural character generated by various cultures that live in symbiosis in the territory. The origin of the cultural diversity is an ancient one, being expressed in human plan by ethnic and religious groups.

The urban area of Târgu Mureș is the holder of a diverse architectural heritage, where the tourists can visit monuments dating from the medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, and in particularly the “Art Nouveau” period. These include the “Rose Square” urban complex which is considered an “emblem” of the city, being appropriated as such by the residents and visitors, the Medieval Fortress, the Theatre Square, the Palace of Culture, the City Hall’s “art nouveau”, Teleki-Bolyai Library, the Royal Plate, etc.

The city has a tradition in providing leisure services, two of them being cherished by the locals and tourists: “Mureşul” Recreational Complex called “Weekend” – a place for beach and bath, the Corneşti Plateau where, within a rich forest, is arranged a modern playground, the Zoo – the second in the country as size.

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