km Blaj – 36 km Demographics In 2011, Târnăveni had 22,075 inhabitants, making it the 84th largest city in Romania; according to previous records, it had 26,073 inhabitants in 1977, 30,520 in 1992, and 26,654 in 2002. Of the population, 72.21% are Romanians, 15.31% Hungarians, and 11.24% Roma. Culture In 1962, the local Museum of History was opened, housing separate sections for archaeology, ethnography, natural science and numismatics. The present-day Unitarian Church, built in Gothic style in the 13th century, redecorated in 1599, houses a silver cup from 1636, as well as a silver plate and a bell dating from 1678. The wooden Orthodox Church, brought over from the Cornești village, had its interior painted by Nicolae Pop. The school in Boziaș was set up in 1780. Other buildings in the city include the Romanian Orthodox Holy Trinity Cathedral (built 1939–1940), the Sfântul Gheorghe Church, and the Roman Catholic church. Natives One of the main pillars of the Transylvanian School, Petru Maior, had connections with city — according to research, his father Gheorghe Maior, lived in Târnăveni by 1750, serving as a Greek-Catholic priest in the Seuca parish. Other natives include: Olga Bede (1908–1985), writer György Ligeti (1923–2006), composer Sergiu Muth (born 1990), footballer Emil Petru (1939–1995), footballer Gheorghe Riffelt (born 1936), rower Mircea Tuli (born 1957), weightlifter International relations Twin towns — Sister cities Târnăveni is twinned with: Hajdúszoboszló (since 1990) Ronchin (since 1998) See also Castra of Târnăveni list of Hungarian exonyms (Mureș County) Notes Populated places in Mureș County Localities in Transylvania Capitals of former Romanian counties Monotowns in Romania Cities in Romania