Tîrgu Mures (Hungarian Maros-Vásárhely), city in central Romania, capital of Mures County, on the Mures River. It is a railroad junction and cultural center of the area. Industries include the manufacture of sugar, tobacco products, lumber, shoes, and wine, and the refining of petroleum. Structures of interest include a 15th-century Gothic church and the Teleki Palace, which has a substantial library. The city, originally named Osorhei in the 14th century, was ceded by Hungary to Romania after World War I (1914-1918) and was again part of Hungary between 1940 and 1945. Tîrgu Mures is home to a number of ethnic Hungarians, and there has been considerable tension in the city between the Hungarians and Romanian nationalists. Population (1997 estimate) 165,534.Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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