Voivodeni

Voivodeni
Vajdaszentivány
Zichy Castle
Location in Mureș County
Voivodeni
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°42′0″N 24°38′0″E / 46.70000°N 24.63333°E / 46.70000; 24.63333
CountryRomania
CountyMureș
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024)Vasile Boer (PSD)
Area
34 km2 (13 sq mi)
Elevation
364 m (1,194 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)
1,575
 • Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal code
547650
Area code(+40) 0265
Vehicle reg.MS
Websitevoivodeni.ro

Voivodeni (also Sânioana or Sântioana; Hungarian: Vajdaszentivány, Szentivány; German: Johannisdorf, Johannesdorf) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Toldal (Toldalag) and Voivodeni. The former village is much less populated than the latter.

This commune lies in the Transylvanian Plain and is centrally located in Romania. It is about 174 mi (280 km) north of Bucharest, about 8 mi (13 km) southwest of the city of Reghin, about 14 mi (23 km) north of the county seat of Târgu Mureș, and about 86 mi (138 km) northwest of Brașov. It is also at an average altitude of 1,230 ft (370 m), less than the average height where a landmass is considered a mountain (2,000 feet).

The commune has a hemiboreal climate with the average temperature as 48 °F (9 °C), with the warmest in July at about 70 °F (21 °C) and the coldest in December at about 21 °F (−6 °C). The average rainfall is about 31 inches a year, with about 5 inches in May and about 1.5 inches in February on average.