It is located just north of the county seat, Târgu Mureș, and belongs to the surrounding metropolitan area.

The culture was spread across what today constitutes Ukraine, Romania, Moldova, and parts of Belarus.

[3][4] Sântana de Mureș was part of the Székely Land region of Transylvania.

Towards the end of World War II, Romanian and Soviet armies entered the area in October 1944.

The territory of Northern Transylvania remained under Soviet military administration until March 1945, after which it became again part of Romania.