medieval trades and of the modern cooperative associations. Starting with the resources in the close vicinity, rich in wood and farm produces, the goods of the private producers from Reghin are in the market all over Romania and abroad. The wood processing industry is represented by companies such as Larix, Gralemn, Remex, Bucin-Mob, Prolemn, and Amis. Reghin is well known for the industry of the musical instruments, especially of violins. There are many companies that produce instruments using the famous resonance wood from Calimani and Gurghiu forests. The violins made in Reghin are used abroad. The "Hora" Company is the first to manufacture instruments. In time, other companies were set up among which "Gliga Instrumente Muzicale". Yehudi Menuhin used a violin made by "Gliga" company. Sport Reghin is represented by Avântul Reghin in association football. Avântul played in Liga I in the 1955 season. The team played in Liga III during the 2015–16 season. Demographics In 1850, the population of the town was 4,227, 2,964 of them being Germans, 644 Romanians, 556 Hungarians, and 63 others. In 1910, Reghin had 7,310 inhabitants, and the ethnic composition was made of 2,994 Germans, 2,947 Hungarians, 1,311 Romanians, and 58 others. Ethnic groups (according to the 2011 Romanian census): Romanians: 21,153 (66.81%) Hungarians: 8,240 (26.02%) Romani people: 2,002 (6.32%) Germans (more specifically Transylvanian Saxons): 182 (0.57%) Others Landmarks Traditional German architectural heritage: the Protestant (Lutheran) church, built in 1330 in honour of Saint Mary. Burnt down in 1708 and in 1848, after which it had been rebuilt. the Roman Catholic Church, which was consecrated in 1781. Traditional Hungarian architectural heritage: the Protestant (Calvinist) church, 13th century, in 1910 completely rebuilt. a Calvinist church built in 1890. Traditional Romanian architectural heritage: the Wooden Church, built in 1744, both Greek-Catholic and Romanian Orthodox during its history. the Greek-Catholic church, built between 1811 and 1813, nowadays Romanian Orthodox. New landmarks: a Romanian Orthodox Cathedral was built in the city in the 1990s. the renowned zoological and folklore collections. Natives Réka Albert (born 1972), physicist, biologist Magda Kun (1912–1945), actress Augustin Maior (1882–1963), physicist, educator, and inventor Georg Maurer (1907–1971), writer Hugó Meltzl (1846–1908), rector of Franz Joseph University Rudolf Wagner-Régeny (1903–1969), composer Twin towns – sister cities Reghin is twinned with: Bourg-la-Reine, France Érd, Hungary Lubaczów, Poland Nagykőrös, Hungary Salle, Italy Ungheni, Moldova Images See also List of Hungarian exonyms (Mureș County) References Further reading External