Type: | commune |
County: | Mureș |
Răstolița | |
Leader Name: | Marius Ioan Lirca[1] |
Leader Party: | PSD |
Leader Term: | 2020 - 2024 |
Coordinates: | 46.9833°N 27°W |
Elevation: | 530 |
Area Total: | 260 |
Population Total: | auto |
Postal Code: | 547480 |
Area Code: | (+40) 0265 |
Răstolița (hu|Ratosnya, Hungarian pronunciation: NaNr) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania that is composed of five villages: Andreneasa (Andrástelep), Borzia (Borzia), Gălăoaia (Galonya), Iod (Jód), and Răstolița.
The commune is located in the northern part of the county, at a distance of from Toplița, from Reghin, and from the county seat, Târgu Mureș. It lies at the foot of the Călimani Mountains and Gurghiu Mountains, on the right bank of the river Mureș.[2] The river Răstolița is a right tributary of the Mureș; it discharges into the Mureș in Răstolița village.
At the 2002 census, Răstolița commune had a population of 2,230: 82% Romanians, 17% Hungarians, and 1% Roma. At the 2021 census, there were 1,729 inhabitants; of those, 82% were Romanians and 13.7% Hungarians.[3]
The dates from the second half of the 18th century.