Beica de Jos

Beica de Jos
Commune
Wooden church in Nadășa
Coat of arms
Location in Mureș County
Beica de Jos Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°44′N 24°48′E
Country	Romania
County	Mureș
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Maria Moldovan[1] (PSD)
Area	45.69 km^2 (17.64 sq mi)
Elevation	386 m (1,266 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[2]	2,459
• Density	54/km^2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	547110
Area code	(+40) 0265
Vehicle reg.	MS
Website	beica.ro

Beica de Jos (Hungarian: Alsóbölkény, pronounced [ˈɒlʃoːbølkeːɲ]) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Beica de Jos, Beica de Sus (Felsőbölkény), Căcuciu (Görgénykakucs), Nadășa (Görgénynádas), Sânmihai de Pădure (Szentmihály), and Șerbeni (Soropháza).

The commune is located in the north-central part of the county, on the eastern edge of the Transylvanian Plateau, at the foot of the Gurghiu Mountains. It lies at a distance of 7 km (4.3 mi) from Reghin, 34 km (21 mi) from Sovata, and 40 km (25 mi) from the county seat, Târgu Mureș. The rivers Beica and Nadășa flow through the commune. Its neighbors are the city of Reghin and the communes Petelea, Gurghiu, Chiheru de Jos, Hodoșa, and Gornești.[3]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1850	2,432	—
1930	3,594	+47.8%
1956	3,750	+4.3%
2002	2,243	−40.2%
2011	2,305	+2.8%
2021	2,459	+6.7%
Source: Census data

See also

• List of Hungarian exonyms (Mureș County)
• Beica de Jos wooden church [ro]
• Nadășa wooden church [ro]

References

1. "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
2. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
3. "Primăria Beica de Jos: Situare geografică". beica.ro (in Romanian). Beica de Jos townhall. Retrieved July 7, 2021.

Wooden church in Beica de Jos

Catholic church in Beica de Jos (1742)

Catholic church in Beica de Jos (1938)